NASA Funding Development of Asteroid Tracking Sensor
Passed design test
By analyzing argon in the air
$100 million for it in the president's budget; what could go wrong?
And put it in orbit around the moon to study
Curiosity, Opportunity and the satellites supporting them won't be able to communicate with Earth for about the next month
American Geophysical Union says it has
NASA says its an easy fix; delete the offending code
Computer failure will delay work for at least a week
The rock's name is John Klein. Seriously.
Could collective action be the answer anyway?
Starting at 2pm ET; closest approach by asteroid at about 2:25pm
"Democratizing" space exploration, scientist says. But what about monetizing it?
Curiosity's mission on the red planet continues
Comet Ison is to be the brightest comet in generations
First of three Tracking and Data Relay Satellites launched
Department of Defense and NASA have both invested in the project
Would be first trip outside near Earth orbit in more than 40 years
Billions and billions of stars in the galaxy after all
Would cost $2.6 billion and take at least six years for a spacecraft to capture and deliver an asteroid
Cassini continues Saturn mission
Every past prediction is eventually retro-future
Three companies will be responsible for shuttling astronauts to and from the International Space Station
NASA launched the orbiters last year
Getting emails from worried children
Climate change on the agenda for the space agency
In shadowy region of north pole
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