Orbiting telescope spots possible planets
Source: Los Angeles Times NASA’s Kepler telescope has identified more than 700 so-called extrasolar planets, which obit around stars other than the sun. In only its first 43 days of operation, NASA’s Kepler orbiting telescope has identified 706 potential...Our views: End the stalemate (June 15)
Source: Florida Today Obama, Congress should craft NASA compromise It’s a game of political chicken that’s making the uncertainty about NASA’s future worse. And it has to stop. We’re talking about new moves in the White House and Congress to shape the agency’s ...In the Hunt for Planets, Who Owns the Data?
Source: The New York Times We are about to find out just how generous nature really is. On Tuesday, astronomers operating NASA’s Kepler spacecraft will release a list of about 350 stars newly suspected of harboring planets, including five systems with multiple...Moon Has a Hundred Times More Water Than Thought
Source: National Geographic Could this be the final blow to the theory that the moon is bone dry? Not only does the moon’s surface hold a “significant amount” of water—as two NASA crashes confirmed in October—but, a new study says, the moon’s...Commercial space plan requires caution, Bill Nelson warns
Source: Florida Today U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson advocated a “walk before you run” approach to relying on commercial rockets to carry U.S. astronauts to the space station as he outlined his NASA priorities Monday. Nelson, who heads the science subcommittee that...Nelson maps a road forward on space without Constellation
Source: The Orlando Sentinel Florida’s Democratic Senator, Bill Nelson, the chair of the Senate subcommittee charged with NASA oversight, has sent a letter to his powerful counterpart on NASA appropriations, Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, informing her of his...Why Did Jupiter Flash?
Source: Discovery.com There’s something strange about last week’s Jupiter impact. There’s a chance it might not have been an ‘impact’ at all. This twist in the amazing tale of the June 3 Jupiter “flash” comes after follow-up...NASA shuttle artifacts to land at Cosmosphere
Source: MSNBC The Kansas Cosmosphere is hoping to cash in on a very rare opportunity. Hundreds of NASA artifacts are up for grabs with the space shuttle ends later this year. Many should end up in Kansas, but we won’t land the big prize. It’s the most...Upgrading KSC
Source: Florida Today While the Obama Administration’s plans to upgrade Kennedy Space Center mean more space business down the road, the multi-billion dollar stimulus could create jobs and boost the Space Coast economy before the first next-generation rocket...Space Talk
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Starship Flight 12: Ship 39 is in the Chopsticks. Lift will be next, with a WDR on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpy7Me6TNq4
That dance tho! What a cutie! Little Declan Falcon is almost as excited about the wine fridge as the grown-ups! 🥰
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