Scientists at Alabama university set sights on the moon
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January 22, 2017
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama in Huntsville is aiming for the moon with a $237 million proposal to NASA.
The university hopes to lead a satellite mission to the moon to study supernovae, Al.com reported (http://bit.ly/2k5Dx34 ).
Astrophysicist Richard Miller is the lead author of the proposal that involves UAH and nine other institutions including Johns Hopkins University.
If the mission is funded, the science operations center would be at UAH for the mission's three-year life, Al.com reported.
The mission is called the Lunar Occultation Explorer astrophysics mission. It wo...
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