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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: NASA Moon "Bombings" Friday: Sky Show, Water Expected


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The LCROSS spacecraft and its Centaur rocket separate before colliding with the moon in an artist's conception.

The rare crashes, which will help scientists confirm that water ice exists on the moon, can be witnessed by anyone in the Americas with a 10-inch (25-centimeter) telescope—or an Internet connection—astronomers say.

Illustration courtesy NASA