Twin NASA Probes to Crash into Moon Next Week

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NASA's twin Grail spacecraft will crash into the lunar surface intentionally next week, bringing their gravity-mapping mission to a spectacular end.

The probes, known as Ebb and Flow, will be commanded to slam into the moon on Dec. 17, NASA officials said Monday (Dec. 10). The agency will host a press conference Thursday (Dec. 13) at 1:30 p.m. EST (1830 GMT) to discuss the impact and the events leading up to it.

The $496 million Grail mission short for Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory launched in September 2011 to map the moon's gravity field in unprecedented detail. Ebb and Flow arrived in orbit around the moon about one year ago on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, respectively.

The washing-machine-size spacecraft were originally tasked with 90-day science missions, which ran from March to May. But NASA extended Grail, allowing the two probes to gather a trove of additional data.

Ebb and Flow have been flying in formation around the moon, detecting the tiny changes in the distance between them caused by lunar mountains, craters and subsurface mass concentrations. Scientists used these ultra-precise measurements to construct an incredibly accurate map of the lunar gravity field.

This map, unveiled last week at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, reveals that the moon's crust is almost completely pulverized. The surprising find suggests that the moon and other rocky bodies in the inner solar system were pounded by long-ago impacts far more violently than previously believed, researchers said.

The new map was based on data gathered during Grail's original science mission; scientists expect to upgrade it based on measurements the spacecraft made during their extended mission, which brought them even closer to the lunar surface an average altitude of 14 miles (23 km) as opposed to 34 miles (55 km).

Ebb and Flow are now running low on fuel as expected, NASA officials said, so the end is near for the probes. Mission managers will ensure that they go out in style on Dec. 17.

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Mr. Odd Plays Deux Ex (The Original) – E02 – Rendezvous With A Bum! I Prefer Home Owning Impaired – Video

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Cosumed from Andreas Wannerstedt. Track: HECQ "Enceladus" (with Skyence) Taken from HECQ #39;s album "Enceladus" (adn149) Originally released by Ad Noiseam adnoiseam.net. "Consumed" is another self-initiated personal project that I #39;ve written, designed and animated. It #39;s a 3D short film about a not so distant future, where extreme overpopulation has become a global crises. The population growth has reached a critical tipping point and there #39;s food and water shortages all around the world. The story revolves around a "Food Replicator", or a so called molecular assembler, a device that can rearrange subatomic particles and guide chemical reactions with atomic precision. In an attempt to prevent mass starvation, this device is used to synthesize nutritions with the ability to self-replicate. But during the initial tests something goes wrong and out-of-control self-replicating compounds starts to spread, consuming all matter while building more copies of them selves. This is very similar to a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario called "Grey goo", a term coined by molecular nanotechnology pioneer Eric Drexler back in 1986. He illustrates exponential growth and the dangers of self-replication is his book "Engines of Creation": "Imagine a replicator floating in a bottle of chemicals, making copies of itself...the first replicator assembles a copy in one thousand seconds, the two replicators then build two more in the next thousand seconds, the four build another four, and the ...From:PradProductAymeNeoViews:0 0ratingsTime:02:40More inFilm Animation

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Is Cloning Ethical? Host - Lynn Harper Our guest #39;s key points - Once you let the genie out of the bottle you cannot put it back, it will only lead to the "slippery slope" of human reproductive cloning, states Bruno Leone. In contrast, Dr. Larry Goldstein says, we can restrict and control human reproductive cloning by laws and ethics standards. Guests Dr. Larry Goldstein, UCSD Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bruno J. Leone, Professor of European Intellectual History SDSU, Author Lecturer on Cloning and Creationism vs EvolutionFrom:Vicki MikoViews:0 0ratingsTime:23:05More inEducation

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Video Footage by Lily Oliver and LeRoy Menahan, sit-in guest: Robin A. For the "Cheeky Geeky Vaudeville", I did my Grell-"lesque". Apart from wardrobe malfunctions and the fact that I was VERY out of it and on energy drinks and cold medicine, I still enjoy this piece. It is far from my best, but I look forward to doing it again (without wardrobe malfunctions and with better costume pieces). I made the costume myself, and yes, I know I #39;m not wearing the right shoes: but being on cold medicine and wearing 4" heels was not a very good idea. I don #39;t own Adam Lambert #39;s song, "For Your Entertainment", nor do I own Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler or Grell. I just had fun acting as this character and dancing to this song :)From:RipleyRedrumViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:52More inEntertainment

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America #39;s Favorite Dermatologist, Dr. Tess Mauricio, talks about her special Time Machine package of treatments, including Venus Freeze. Look your best for the holidays Dr. Tess is a world-renowned cosmetic dermatologist, physician trainer, researcher, and media personality. You #39;ve seen her in everything from Cosmo Magazine UK and San Diego Living to national shows like The Rachael Ray Show, America #39;s Next Top Model, and The Doctors. A graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, she was the youngest woman president of the San Diego Society for Dermatologic Surgery, crowned Mrs. Philippines San Diego in 2011, and is a "FWN 100 Most Influential Women" awardee. Dr. Tess hosts her own talk show, RSVP, which airs Sundays at 7:40pm on GMA Pinoy TV. Scripps Ranch Dermatology Cosmetic Center, San Diego CA M Beauty by Dr. Tess now open in National City, Glendale, and Del Mar/Solana Beach! http://www.mbeautyclinic.com http://www.tessmd.com rsvptalkshow.comFrom:awPVTViews:0 0ratingsTime:03:47More inScience Technology

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Jon Kabat-Zinn, leading expert on mindfulness practices and the pivotal figure in bringing Buddhist meditation to Western medicine, discusses the essence and foundational principles of mindfulness, inspiring all of us to embrace the "full catastrophe" of life. For the full video go to: http://www.psychotherapy.netFrom:PsychotherapyNetViews:3 0ratingsTime:03:09More inEducation

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My essay "The Streets Are Talking: Chronicles Of A Brown Flaneur" is what I read at ANDPVA #39;s members show. A packed crowd of 30 laughed, cheered, clapped, and whistled as I read. This essay is published in "Yellow Medicine Review" Fall 2012. It is about me walking in 4 cities: Berlin, Guangzhou, Toronto, Quito. SUBSCRIBE to blackcoffeepoet.com for FREE: blackcoffeepoet.com SUBSCRIBE to the Black Coffee Poet YOUTUBE Channel FREE!!!From:BlackCoffeePoetViews:1 0ratingsTime:14:39More inTravel Events

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The Bipartisan Plan To Eradicate Family Medicine

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One positive facet of Obamacare is the rebuilding of our primary care system. Unfortunately, congressional forces are aligning that will obstruct replacing the back bone of our health care system. Even more surprising, the proposed congressional actions are bipartisan in nature and bipartisan work tends to pass into law. How is this happening?

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