Science and Discovery Channels to broadcast Google Lunar X competition. WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- Just a week after Google announced its Lunar X competition, teams of engineers and scientists are racing to build a robotic spacecraft that can successfully land on the moon.
A prize of $30 million awaits the first to accomplish the feat -- and so does television stardom. Now, thanks to both the Discovery and Science Channels -- which are owned by the same media conglomerate -- thousands of Americans will be able to enjoy the competition on television. As the private race to the moon heats up, both channels will offer coverage of the testing phases of various teams, and eventually of the liftoff and subsequent live lunar landing too. 50 Misconceptions About Science. Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week. Mathematics is the Universe Physicist Says.
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