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US Spaceflight Ambitions Must Face Budget Reality, NASA Chief Says
HOUSTON — Charles Bolden, NASA's chief and a self-described dreamer, says there is a line between dreams and reality when it comes to what the space agency can do, especially in light of current budget constraints.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 2:20 pm
Mystery of Moon’s Magnetic Field Deepens
The moon generated a surprisingly intense magnetic field until at least 3.56 billion years ago, 160 million years longer than previously thought, a new study reports.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 2:12 pm
Private Mars Flyby Mission Ponders NASA & Commercial Rockets
The organizers of a private plan to send two people on a round-trip flyby of Mars in 2018 are choosing between a variety of commercial rockets and a NASA booster for the mission.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 9:04 pm
Why Are Google & NASA Getting a Quantum Computer?
Think your computer is pretty fast? Think again.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 7:40 pm
Fallout from Huge Solar Flare Sideswipes Earth Today
A huge explosion on the sun will deal Earth a glancing blow today (May 17) but should not pose a threat to the planet, scientists say.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 7:32 pm
‘Doomsday Planet’ Nibiru Has Cameo in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
The new "Star Trek" film warped into on Thursday (May 16) and space enthusiasts may find something familiar in the opening scenes of the fictional universe: a made-up planet named Nibiru.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 5:52 pm
Huge Rock Crashes Into Moon, Sparks Giant Explosion
The moon has a new hole on its surface thanks to a boulder that slammed into it in March, creating the biggest explosion scientists have seen on the moon since they started monitoring it.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 3:20 pm
Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth This Month
A big asteroid will cruise by Earth at the end of the month, making its closest approach to our planet for at least the next two centuries.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 2:15 pm
NASA Tests Orion Spaceship’s Parachutes with Mock Glitch
NASA conducted a successful test of its next-generation spaceship last week, in an exercise designed to simulate two different types of parachute failures during landing.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 11:23 am
New GPS Satellite Launched on Atlas 5 Rocket
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully powered a replacement Global Positioning System satellite into space Wednesday to bolster the navigation utility for military and civil users around the world.
Posted on 17 May 2013 | 11:21 am
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Bowie in space, atrocious local commercials and more in this week’s Staff Picks – Digital Trends
Digital TrendsBowie in space, atrocious local commercials and more in this week's Staff Picks
Digital Trends
So, 3D-printed guns are now a thing. The Texan libertarians at Defense Distributed unveiled last week their so-called Liberator pistol, a funny-looking all-plastic firearm created with a fancy 3D printer that costs $8,000 … used. They even put the …
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 11:10 am
Britain’s first official astronaut to blast off for space station – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukBritain's first official astronaut to blast off for space station
Telegraph.co.uk
Major Peake, a former army helicopter pilot, graduated as a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut more than two years ago but it was feared he might only be given a short mission because the UK makes relatively modest contributions to the agency's …
Briton picked for five-month mission on International Space Station in 2015The Guardian
British astronaut chosen for five-month space missionBBC News
Britain's first astronaut to go on space mission in 2015Vancouver Desi
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Posted on 19 May 2013 | 10:39 am
How Possessive: The Apostrophe’s Place In Space – NPR
How Possessive: The Apostrophe's Place In Space
NPR
Martha Brockenbrough, the founder of National Grammar Day and the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar, tells host Rachel Martin about what she has referred to as an "apostrophe catastrophe." The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has a policy …
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Posted on 19 May 2013 | 9:46 am
Russia retrieves mice, newts from space – FRANCE 24
FRANCE 24Russia retrieves mice, newts from space
FRANCE 24
The TsSKB-Progress space research centre's department head Valery Abrashkin said on the day the mission took off in April that the study was aimed at determining how bodies adapt to weightlessness "so that our organisms survive extended flights." …
Rodents return to Earth after space flight – Zee News – IndiaZee News
Rodents return to Earth after spaceVancouver Desi
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Posted on 19 May 2013 | 8:07 am
No swarms in space: DARPA axes $200mn ‘fractionated sat’ project – RT
RTNo swarms in space: DARPA axes $200mn 'fractionated sat' project
RT
After spending more than $200 million, the Pentagon's advanced research branch has decided to scrap one of its key space projects, System F6, which aimed to distribute functions of a big satellite into several small ones orbiting in a tight formation.
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 7:58 am
A look back at NASA’s planet-pinpointing space ‘… – CNET
Science RecorderA look back at NASA's planet-pinpointing space '…
CNET
NASA announced this week that a key piece of gear on its Kepler space telescope has run into trouble. And though the space agency hasn't given up on a jump-start, the mission may well be at risk. It's already gone well beyond its planned duration …
NASA's Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Will Have Long Legacy, Despite Big …Space.com
NASA's Kepler space telescope malfunction may end hunt for planetsWashington Post
Will the Kepler space telescope be revived?Science Recorder
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Posted on 19 May 2013 | 7:09 am
Creating ‘defensible space’ can be key to homes surviving wildfires – Duluth News Tribune
Creating 'defensible space' can be key to homes surviving wildfires
Duluth News Tribune
Creating 'defensible space' can be key to homes surviving wildfires. Even to the untrained eye, as last week's Germann Road fire still smoldered, a pattern was obvious: Of those cabins and homes that burned, many were tucked tight into the forest. Of …
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 5:22 am
Building a home in space – Alamogordo Daily News
Building a home in space
Alamogordo Daily News
On Aug. 19, 1966, George Mueller, NASA associate administrator for Manned Space Flight, sketched an idea for a simple space station built from a spent Saturn S-IVB stage designed for the Apollo moon landing program. On the drawing he listed key aspects …
Posted on 19 May 2013 | 4:33 am
Opportunity Mars Rover Blazes Past 40 Year Old Space Driving Record – Universe Today
The AtlanticOpportunity Mars Rover Blazes Past 40 Year Old Space Driving Record
Universe Today
Now more than 9 years and counting into her planned mere 90 day mission to Mars, NASA's legendary Opportunity rover has smashed past another space milestone and established a new distance driving record for an American vehicle on another world this …
Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet DrivingSpace.com
A Robot Just Broke the Human Record for Miles Driven in SpaceThe Atlantic
Mars rover Opportunity hits new record for miles driven in spaceCNET (blog)
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Posted on 18 May 2013 | 5:34 pm
Watch: Space rock strikes moon with force of 5 tons of TNT – Los Angeles Times
Sydney Morning HeraldWatch: Space rock strikes moon with force of 5 tons of TNT
Los Angeles Times
The flash of light was created by the kinetic energy built up by the impact of a rock moving faster than a speeding bullet, and three times as fast as a space craft going into Earth orbit, said Rob Suggs, who manages the lunar impact monitoring …
Space News: Bright explosion on the Moon – Lake County NewsLake County News
Huge Rock Crashes Into Moon, Sparks Giant ExplosionSpace.com
An artist's illustration of a meteor impacting the moon, resulting in an …Sydney Morning Herald
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Posted on 18 May 2013 | 1:01 pm
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NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers’ Role in Sea Level Rise
A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise.
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 4:00 am
NASA’s Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves into Development
NASA’s first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016.
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 4:00 am
NASA Extends Environmental Testing and Integration Services Contract at Goddard
NASA has extended a contract with Analex Corporation of Fairfax, Va., for Environmental Testing and Integration Services at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 4:00 am
Deputy Administrator Tours NASA’s Northeast Ohio Facilities, Meets Media Thursday
Media representatives are invited to join NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver as she visits the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Thursday, May 16 and tours facilities advancing future spaceflight missions. The locations include Lewis Field and the Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio.
Posted on 15 May 2013 | 4:00 am
Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley
Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., Wednesday to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems.
Posted on 15 May 2013 | 4:00 am
NASA Hosts Kepler Spacecraft Status Teleconference Today
NASA will host a news teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, today, May 15, to discuss the status of the agency’s Kepler Space Telescope.
Posted on 15 May 2013 | 4:00 am
NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars
Scientists using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming craters at least 12.8 feet (3.9 meters) across.
Posted on 15 May 2013 | 4:00 am
NASA Administrator Visits Houston, Meets Media
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will be at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Thursday, May 16, to discuss the future of human space exploration and the critical role the International Space Station performs in support of those efforts.
Posted on 14 May 2013 | 4:00 am
NASA Honors Sally Ride with a National Tribute at Kennedy Center
NASA and Sally Ride Science are inviting the general public and journalists to “Sally Ride: A Lifetime of Accomplishment, A Champion of Science Literacy,” an educational tribute to America’s first woman in space on Monday, May 20. The special event will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., at 7 p.m. EDT.
Posted on 14 May 2013 | 4:00 am
NASA’s Google+ Hangout Connects Space Station, "Star Trek Into Darkness" Crews
The director and some actors in the film “Star Trek Into Darkness” will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality.
Posted on 14 May 2013 | 4:00 am
