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Big NASA Budget Cuts to Slash Mars Missions, Experts Say (SPACE.com)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:01 GMT

SPACE.com - NASA's budget for the next fiscal year is likely to include deep cuts to planetary science programs, forcing the space agency to withdraw altogether from an international effort to send two new missions to Mars, experts say.

Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars (AP)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:06:17 GMT

AP - Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially Mars. And NASA's former science chief is calling it irrational.

Nike Launching Space Sneakers for NBA Stars (SPACE.com)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:08 GMT

SPACE.com - Three icons of professional basketball will don special space-themed sneakers when they take the court for the NBA All-Star Game in Orlando later this month.

Our Galaxy's Giant Black Hole May Munch on Asteroids (SPACE.com)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:44:59 GMT

SPACE.com - The gigantic black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy may be devouring asteroids on a daily basis, a new study suggests.

Exclusive: U.S. squeezes French-led satellite maker over China (Reuters)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:36:26 GMT

Reuters - The United States has threatened action that could disrupt a French-led satellite maker's supply chain, spurred by suspicion that it illegally used U.S. know-how or parts in spacecraft launched by Chinese rockets.

TV's Stephen Colbert Stars in NASA Video for Space Fans (SPACE.com)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:09 GMT

SPACE.com - Faux political pundit and TV funnyman Stephen Colbert recently expressed his love for space via a PSA video extolling the virtues of NASA.

A Penny for Mars: US Coin Riding NASA Rover to Red Planet (SPACE.com)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:14:59 GMT

SPACE.com - A penny in today's economy does not go very far, but that has not stopped NASA from making a 1-cent piece stretch all the way to another planet: Mars.

Private Rocket Launch Tests Supersonic Parachute, Reusable Spaceship Tech (SPACE.com)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:14:58 GMT

SPACE.com - The private spaceflight company Armadillo Aerospace is taking a close look at the results from its latest rocket test in the New Mexico desert — a flight that hit a snag while testing a new launch and balloon parachute technologies.

Romanian man charged with hacking NASA computers (Reuters)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:23:32 GMT

Reuters - A Romanian man accused of hacking into NASA computers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles under the online moniker "Iceman" has been indicted on a federal charge, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Romanian accused of hacking NASA-JPL computers (AP)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:07:57 GMT

AP - The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office says a federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen on charges he hacked into 25 climate-research computers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

Must-See Close Encounters of the Planet Kind Occur This Week (SPACE.com)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:00:03 GMT

SPACE.com - There are two interesting meet-ups in space for skywatchers this week: close encounters between the moon, several planets and stars.

Roger Boisjoly, who tried to stop the space shuttle Challenger launch, has died (The Upshot)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:33:04 GMT

The Upshot - For anyone of TV viewing age in January 1986, the image of the space shuttle Challenger exploding over the Atlantic just moments after liftoff is an indelible one. And as many have long known, the crash could have been avoided had the worries of some engineers— especially Roger Boisjoly —been heeded.  Boisjoly, who tried to [...]

Small Twisted Galaxy Warped by Galactic 'Stealth Merger' (SPACE.com)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:07 GMT

SPACE.com - A small newfound galaxy with an oddball shape may be the product of a close encounter with a neighboring galaxy in what scientists are calling a "stealth merger," a new study reveals.

Former NASA Astronaut Janice Voss Dies (ContributorNetwork)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:24:56 GMT

ContributorNetwork - SpaceRef has published a NASA news release that announces astronaut Janice Voss has died at age 55 after a battle with breast cancer. She flew on five space shuttle flights from 1993 to 2000.

Report: NASA Should Participate in Dark Energy-Mapping Mission (SPACE.com)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:44:59 GMT

SPACE.com - WASHINGTON — NASA should contribute $20 million worth of hardware to Europe’s planned Euclid dark-energy observatory, but only "in the context of a strong U.S. commitment" to the proposed Wide-field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), a panel of astrophysicists said.

NASA Satellites Show How Our Icy World Is Melting (LiveScience.com)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:40:04 GMT

LiveScience.com - The melt-off from the world's ice sheets, ice caps and glaciers over eight years of the past decade would have been enough to cover the United States in about 18 inches (46 centimeters) of water, according to new research based on the most-comprehensive analysis of satellite data yet.

Scientists melt mystery over icecaps and sea levels (Reuters)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:06:49 GMT

Reuters - U.S. scientists using satellite data have established a more accurate figure of the amount of annual sea level rise from melting glaciers and ice caps which should aid studies on how quickly coastal areas may flood as global warming gathers pace.

NASA calls for new taxis to fly to Space Station (Reuters)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:47:52 GMT

Reuters - NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, program managers said on Tuesday.

Turtle Feeding Hotspots Found in the Gulf of Mexico (LiveScience.com)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:39:59 GMT

LiveScience.com - Satellite tracking of a threatened species of sea turtle has revealed two new feeding hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico that are an important habitat for at least three separate populations of the turtles.

Solar Telescope Instrument Gets Recycled for New Mission (SPACE.com)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:14:59 GMT

SPACE.com - A powerful solar instrument that scientists once used to create a colorful reconstruction of the sun's light is now taking a cross country trek to a new observatory for its new mission: dissecting the chemistry of comets and stars.

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