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What this Lunar Crash Landing might reveal

Lunar Prospector is about to be crashed into the Moon

Lunar Prospector is about to be crashed into the Moon to check for water below the surface. NASA is under finanacial pressure and is facing further budget cuts – "a knife in the heart which will gut space exploration" says the agency's administrator. Medieval skeletons give new insights into leprosy in Europe historically, as well as in the present. Great works of science are now available in digital form on CD Rom.

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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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