NASA To Bomb The Moon.

NASA To Bomb The Moon (PHOTOS)

NASA + Moon= let's bomb it.

Ever wondered what will happen once a missile hits the moon?
Well, we will have to wait and see the results because with the name of science, NASA is going to be launching a missile to the moon.

About damn time we blow up that yellow thing that glows when it gets dark.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Funny story, but a few decades back, a group of geophysicists were pretty gung-ho about setting off a nuke on the surface of the moon for some bitchin' seismic readings Oh, science. You've grown dull and boring with age.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

America, science is awesome! Please show your support by getting your articles straight. This is how silly chain emails get started.

A bomb is not a missile is not a rocket is not... well... I guess the Centaur is still technically a rocket. My understanding is that it ain't got no fuel left, so this is basically going to be a gravity-accelerated kinetic energy weapon, which is way cooler to me. I haven't been keeping up on my science news, so it was pretty neat to hear about this. Watchin' dat countdown clock.

I don't suppose there are any amateur astronomers on this board who have a telescope big enough to see the impact?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

The whole point of this is to check for subterranean water. I think that's a pretty neat reason to shoot a rocket at the moon. Plus, it's good to show the arabs they aren't our only target these days.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Heard about this I think yesterday? It seems like an interesting and cool way to see if there are still pockets of water or ice that everyone thinks is still there. Supposedly the moon's effect on the Earth's tides and whatnot won't be affected by the impact? I see videos of people protesting against the experiment, predicting killer tsunamis and tidal waves that will destroy New York, Tokyo, and other coastal cities if it is allowed to go ahead....

Looking forward to seeing what NASA finds up there.

How ya doing, buddy?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

FELIPE NO

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Denicalis

The whole point of this is to check for subterranean water. I think that's a pretty neat reason to shoot a rocket at the moon. Plus, it's good to show the arabs they aren't our only target these days.

The only next logical step is to somehow shoot the moon at the Arabs.

Get on it, NASA.

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Fuck yeah. It can only fail if the Arabs have Link.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Tails

The only next logical step is to somehow shoot the moon at the Arabs.

Get on it, NASA.

NASA seems to end up with a mess on their hands when the heat and pressure is on them. Putting parachutes in backwards, mixing up feet and metrics, etc.

They'll just get the news as "MOON THE ARABS". Don't expect to see the pictures in newspapers

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Also, WHAT A JERK

UPDATE: The moon is still there. I think we've lost, guys

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Well I guess they're busy analyzing data at the moment. The video update this morning was basically "look at these photos! Look at these videos!" But they're all just pictures of the crater with no visual indication of the impact, very much like the chase vehicle footage they showed live.

Spectrometers picked up stuff though so science will get done. At the very least it means they didn't miss.

Edit: One odd thing though is that they were expecting a plume of debris to be kicked up, and well... that apparently didn't happen.

And to keep from derailing the thread with science:

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I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Is it just me, or are the people over at NASA getting crazier and crazier?

"...Genlemen... How do we kill the MOON?"

I was speaking idiomatically.

This wasn't even unusual right before we actually landed on the moon. Didn't they smash a bunch of satellite into the moon before the first moon landing just so we can see what the surface is actually like?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Sousuke

Is it just me, or are the people over at NASA getting crazier and crazier?

"...Genlemen... How do we kill the MOON?"

"...Brilliant. Gentlemen, opinions?"



FELIPE NO

Let it crash on Earth.



What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

NASA are unfeeling bastards





How ya doing, buddy?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Did I neglect to mention I maintain most of NASA's Twitter feeds, including @LCROSS_NASA?

You'd think I would remember to bring something like that up.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

This relationship is over, Mike.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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The whole point of this is to check for subterranean water. I think that's a pretty neat reason to shoot a rocket at the moon. Plus, it's good to show the arabs they aren't our only target these days.

I thought that was the main idea concerning Mars.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Same idea for both. Need water for a base on the moon or Mars. Well, maybe not need, but it becomes a lot more possible.

Besides the obvious of needing water to stay alive, it can also be split to produce oxygen and hydrogen. One of which is also needed to stay alive, and both of which are needed to launch a rocket.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Pretty soon, the moon will become habitable just like in the Star Trek Universe! It would be pretty cool though to find out there is water there and that the possibility of it becoming habitable. However, that could change a lot of the things we already experience about the moon. What would happen if an atmosphere was created. Its too bad that science sometimes creates more questions than answers.

FELIPE NO

they really bombing or are they sending spores out there as well if they are looking for water?


me thinks these are just the first step. i actually can't wait for the helium-3 wars on the moon.

How ya doing, buddy?

Depends on your definition of bomb, I guess. They sent a rocket straight into the lunar surface at twice the speed of sound. It did not have an explosive payload, but could be classified as a kinetic weapon I suppose.

Jam it back in, in the dark.