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Nasa successfully bombs the Moon
But is LCROSS's lunar mission watertight?
By Marc Chacksfield
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LCROSS - not to be mistaken for Lacrosse, as that would be silly

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Nasa has been successful in its bid to bomb the moon in its search for water, with its LCROSS spacecraft smashing a rocket into the lunar surface earlier today.
Although we are yet to hear if there is actual water beneath the surface of the moon, Nasa streamed the whole explosive affair live on its Nasa TV service, showing workers for the space company whooping and clapping for joy when the empty rocket hit.
Travelling at speeds of 1.6 miles a second the rockets were propelled from Nasa's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Spacecraft (LCROSS), swiftly followed by a probe rocket.
The probe will be sniffing around to see if any