Keith’s note: I was only at NASA a short time in 1987 and was put on the Voyager Neptune âinterstellar missionâ status report distribution list (L). How cool. Nearly 40 […]
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Finding Pandora and Endor
Sub-Earth-Mass Moon Orbiting a Gas Giant Primary or a High Velocity Planetary System in the Galactic Bulge “We present the first microlensing candidate for a free-floating exoplanet-exomoon system, MOA-2011-BLG-262, with […]
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NASA Is Becoming Boring
James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive “Now “the science team is getting ready for the returned samples,” expedition astrobiologist Kevin Hand, of NASA, said in an email. … Because […]
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Kepler Finds Two Candidate SETI Signals – Or Not?
First Look at Kepler SETI Candidate Signals “The signals below are undoubtedly examples of terrestrial radio frequency interference (RFI). … These signals look similar to what we think might be […]
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Is James Cameron Heading for the Moon?
‘Avatar’ director rumored to have bought first ticket to the moon, Newscore “The first of two $150 million tickets for a pioneering tourist mission to the moon was off the […]
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JPL's Bad Movie Pick For 2010: "2012"
NASA Names “2012” The Most Absurd Sci-Fi Film, Worst Previews “NASA held a private meet at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California to discuss the movies Hollywood has been releasing […]
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Avatar Director Featured in NASA PSAs
‘Avatar’ Director and NASA Focus on Earth Science Exploration in PSA Campaign “James Cameron, director of “Avatar,” the most successful film ever released, is featured in a series of new […]
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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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James Cameron's 3D Vision For Mars
James Cameron lobbies NASA to include 3-D “eyes” on the next-generation Mars rover, Whittier Daily News “If the next generation rover is able to take high-resolution color movies in 3-D […]
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Putting NASA's Budget Into Perspective
Top of the Ticket, LA Times “OK. “Boldest aspirations in space.” “New journey of innovation and discovery.” “Forward thinking.” “Foundational element.” “Targeted set of inter-related technologies and capabilities.” In English […]