David M. Brown Planetarium Threatend With Closure – How you Can Help Prevent That “In 2008 Arlington’s planetarium was named for Captain David M. Brown. Captain Brown perished along with […]
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Webb Troubles Continue
Telescope promises new look at universe — if NASA can get it into space, Orlando Sentinel “When it works, and if it works, the James Webb Space Telescope could revolutionize […]
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NASA-Funded Apologist Blames Media for Kepler's Botched PR
Did Kepler Astronomer Realy Jump The Gun?, Ray Villard, Discovery News “Science reporters were primed for this “shoot-ready-aim” response because they are growing impatient with one of NASA’s most exciting […]
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Kepler Mess: We Could Certainly Use Carl Sagan Right Now
Kepler Mission – Errare HumanumEst, Natalie Batalha Kepler Co-Investigator, Beyond The Cradle “Should NASA screen everything that the team plans to say in public? Should we, the Kepler team, screen […]
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Webb Team Has CR Worries
Keith’s note: Word has it that there are big worries at NASA and Northrop Grumman with regard to Webb Space Telescope. If NASA ends up operating under a Continuing Resolution […]
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Kepler Withholds Data While NASA Struggles To Be Relevant
Exoplanets: Show me the data!, Nature “And according to NASA Watch, the NASA astrophysics division is prohibiting discussion of the new 306 candidate planets until they are confirmed, even though […]
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A Narrow View of NASA's Broader Vision
What’s next for NASA?, Mario Livio, Baltimore Sun “In recent days, some of those criticizing NASA’s proposed budget have tried to paint a picture of an agency without a vision. […]
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Kepler Delivers
Kepler Space Telescope Discovers Five Exoplanets “NASA’s Kepler space telescope, designed to find Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of sun-like stars, has discovered its first five new exoplanets, or […]
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Running The Gauntlet at AAS
Obama set to launch vision for NASA, USA Today “President Obama will chart a course for NASA within weeks, based on the advice of a handful of key advisers in […]
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Saudi Arabia To Collaborate With Lunar Science Institute
NASA Partners with Saudi Arabia on Moon and Asteroid Research “NASA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have signed a joint statement […]