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01/09/2009
Moon buggy, astronauts on tap for inaugural parade (AP via Yahoo! News)
Before it gets to space, a moon buggy will make history by being the first to boogie along an inaugural parade.
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01/08/2009
How Moon Dust Could Yield Oxygen, Fuel and Water (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
On Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano, which rises 9,000 feet above sea level, there is a mid-level base facility where scientists can pretend they are on the moon. Hawaii's volcanic terrain, soil and remote environment provide an ideal environment for testing instruments and equipment that someday may be used by astronauts at a lunar base.
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01/09/2009
South Africa: Moon Linked to West Ham (AllAfrica.com)
Reports in England suggest West Ham United are interested in signing Bafana Bafana star Bryce Moon. The right-sided player, who can fit in at either fullback or on the wing, has endured a frustrating time at Panathinaikos in Greece after injury has kept him out of the side since early November.
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01/09/2009
Read by the light of this full moon (The Providence Journal)
If the full moon tomorrow night looks larger than usual, don’t make an appointment with an eye doctor.
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01/09/2009
Largest moon in 12 years to appear tomorrow (China Economic Net)
The moon will look larger than it has in 12 years tomorrow night as it will be at its nearest point to the Earth, Xinhua News Agency reported today. The moon will appear one-sixth larger than usual, said Wang Sichao, a researcher of Zijinshan Observatory of Chinese Academy of Science.
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01/09/2009
'Twilight' Author Stephenie Meyer Confirms Taylor Lautner Will Be In 'New Moon' (MTV Asia)
Taylor Lautner fans can breathe a little easier today. Twilight author Stephenie Meyer confirmed Wednesday (January 7) that the actor will return as Jacob Black in New Moon.
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01/09/2009
Troop flight arrives under a full moon (The Leaf Chronicle)
Christina Wright passed the time overnight at Fort Campbell Army Airfield waiting for her husband Spc. Jeremy Wright's flight by reading the book "Goodnight Moon" to her 15-month-old son, Lucas.
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01/08/2009
Taylor Lautner on board for 'New Moon' (UPI)
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Hollywood director Chris Weitz says actor Taylor Lautner will return to play Jacob Black in "New Moon," the sequel to the vampire movie "Twilight."
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01/09/2009
Peace process in Nepal remains fragile: Moon (Nepalnews. com)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has said the peace process in Nepal “remains a fragile one,” which will continue to need United Nations assistance.
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01/09/2009
Moon on West Ham’s radar (tribalfootball.com)
Panathinaikos defender Bryce Moon is reportedly a target for West Ham United. read more
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  • Atlas of the Moon - Interactive Moon atlas (hotspots) with links to 237 close-up images. [Also in German]
  • The Captive Moon - Offers overview article including exploration history and cultural history.
  • Dyson's Animated Moon - Interative moon map (Flash based) with brief information about various features.
  • Earth-Moon Dynamics Page - Extracts from five papers studying Earth-Moon dynamics relating to evolution and gravity topics.
  • Geologic Lunar Research Group - Resource for all lunar observers interested in geologic, dome and TLP research. Some content in Italian.
  • Google Moon - A photographic map of the equatorial region with pan and zoom capability, showing locations of the Apollo landings.
  • Interactive Map of the Moon - The visible and the hidden side. Includes games and basic information about the satellite and the lunar missions.
  • Keith's Moon Page - A collection of facts, phases, folklore and photographs.
  • Lunar Volcanoes - An Introduction to Lunar Domes by Nigel Longshaw, an illustrated description of these features including characteristics and observation history.
  • The Moon Illusion Explained - Why our satellite looks big at the horizon and smaller when higher up.
  • The Moon Museum - A tour made on the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing.
  • Moon Page - Some facts, quotations, trivia chosen at random.
  • Moon Stereogram Demonstration - Demonstration as to why the Moon appears larger when nearer the horizon than when high in the sky.
  • NSSDC Photo Gallery: Moon - Select images from various space probes and telescopes.
  • The Origin of the Moon - Scientific research report providing overview of current theories.
  • SMART-1: ESA's Mission to the Moon - Official mission site includes articles, images, FLASH presentation, PDF brochures, etc.
  • Summer Moon Illusion - An explanation of the illusion that the Moon, low on the horizon, is actually bigger then when seen higher in the sky.
  • What's a Blue Moon? - From Sky and Telescope magazine. Explains what it is and when the phenomenon happens.
  • Woman in the Moon - Several features of lunar landscape combined can be seen as a profile of a woman.

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