"'The data suggests there's a young planet out there, but until now none of our theories made sense with the data for a planet so young,' says Adam Frank, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester. 'On the one hand, it's frustrating; but on the other, it's very cool because Mother Nature has just handed us the planet and we've got to figure out how it must have been created.'"
European spacecraft prepares to orbit Moon
"Once the craft has spiralled down to reach its final close orbit in January 2005, scientific investigations will begin. One goal is to survey the Peak of Eternal Light, a mountaintop bathed in permanent sunlight that keeps the temperature at a tolerable -20ºC, making it a favoured site for a manned lunar base."
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