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NASA's LCROSS Mission Confirms Water on the Moon

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Nov. 13, 2009
A month after a lunar mission smashed into the surface of the moon, analysis of the impact shows the presence of water on the moon, NASA scientists say
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler