From The Times UK – Mark Henderson, Science Editor A Nasa spacecraft will deliberately crash into the Moon next week on a mission that could enhance the prospects of establishing a manned lunar base. Only two weeks after three probes discovered water on the Moon, the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) will blast two huge chunks out of its surface to establish whether it exists in a form that could be exploited by astronauts. In the early hours of Friday morning, the L
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Moon crash will create six-mile plume of dust as Nasa searches for water
