Keith’s note: The bad weather on the east coast has pretty much brought the Washington DC Metro and mid-atlantic area to a crawl with bad road conditions and increasing power […]
2013
Posted inInternet Policies
NASA PAO Can't and/or Won't Coordinate With Itself
Keith’s note: The other day NASA sent out media advisories urging news media to cover NASA-sponsored and related events at the Fall AGU meeting in San Francisco from 9-13 December. […]
Posted inHistory
Nelson Mandela
Message from the NASA Administrator: The Passing of Nelson Mandela “Yesterday, one of the brightest stars ever to shine upon planet Earth departed our galaxy with the passing of former […]
Posted inBudget
NASA's Starvation Diet For Planetary Science
Wow. NASA is currently have a Town Hall meeting and essentially telling planetary scientists to look for new jobs. Wow. — Mike Brown (@plutokiller) December 3, 2013 NASA’s Planetary Science […]
Posted inVideos
Stunning Video: Roots of Life
Stunning Video: Roots of Life Keith’s note: This video was directed by Rajan Mehta, combining his footage of the aurora borealis with imagery from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Make sure […]
Posted inSLS and Orion
Turning SLS and Orion into Entitlements (Update: Webb Too)
Keith’s note: According to a release issued today: “The Science, Space, and Technology Committee today approved three bills with bipartisan support. … Prior to debate on a fourth bill [H.R. […]
Posted inBudget
(Update) SMD Planetary Town Hall: Time For Planetary Scientists To Job Hunt
NASA Planetary Science Division Research and Analysis Program Restructuring Virtual Town Hall “The Planetary Science Division announces a virtual town hall presenting the Research and Analysis Program Restructuring. The town […]
Posted inUncategorized
Ed Stone Got A Big Surprise on Colbert Report
Keith’s note: Ed Stone Got A Big Surprise on Colbert Report last night – but its not on the video. Colbert did a Sandra Bullock imitation from “Gravity” and presented […]
Posted inAstrobiology
Hearing on Astrobiology
Testimony of Dr. Sara Seager, Hearing on Astrobiology “We stand on a great threshold in the human history of space exploration. On the one side of this threshold, we know […]