Statement on NSF Record of Decision on Arecibo Observatory, NSF “On Nov. 15, 2017, the National Science Foundation (NSF) signed its Record of Decision for the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto […]
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Looking For A Sister Earth At Alpha Centauri (Update)
BoldlyGo Institute and NASA Sign Space Act Agreement for Joint Cooperation on Project Blue Mission “The Space Act Agreement is non-reimbursable, with no exchange of funds between NASA and BoldlyGo. […]
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Spitzer Space Telescope May Be Up For Grabs (Update)
NASA might turn over management of the Spitzer Space Telescope, one of the Great Observatories, to private operator. https://t.co/tCXmQyJHjf pic.twitter.com/p8aMdrzwgB — Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) July 22, 2017 At @NASA, we […]
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NASA Wallops Balloon's Astronomy Payload Crashes Back To Earth
BETTII Balloon Mission Ends in Failure “At the conclusion of the mission Friday, June 9, NASA conducted an analysis of atmospheric conditions and a survey of the operational area as […]
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More Gravity Waves Detected
LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves Detected for Third Time, Caltech “The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) has made a third detection of gravitational waves, ripples in space and time, demonstrating that […]
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Nearby Star Has 7 Earth-Sized Worlds
NASA to Host News Conference on Discovery Beyond Our Solar System “NASA will hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 22, to present new findings on planets […]
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Looking Into The Future
Today I looked into the eye of a #telescope that will analyze habitable planets around other stars – and it looked back at me. #humbled pic.twitter.com/cKe2FzSoj0 — Keith Cowing (@KeithCowing) […]
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How NSF Is Walking Away From Iconic Radio Telescopes
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Initiate Section 106 Consultation for Proposed Changes to Green Bank Observatory Operations, Green Bank, West Virginia and Notice of Public […]
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Diversity and Inclusion Training in Astronomy
Building an Inclusive AAS – The Critical Role of Diversity and Inclusion Training for AAS Council and Astronomy Leadership “Diversity, equity and inclusion are the science leadership issues of our […]
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Inclusive Astronomy
American Astronomical Society Endorses Vision Statement for Inclusive Astronomy, AAS “We believe that people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, and physical abilities are capable of doing excellent science and […]