Moon Above Politics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAlE_HLDj8 This morning’s announcement that NASA wants to build a manned moon base by 2017 suggests Democrats and Republicans…
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Rules for Dining with Astronauts
From NASA’s Letters to Earth, a guide to “How to Be Civilized on the Space Frontier.” Below, advice…
Researchers & Discoveries: Black Hole Hunter
Astrophysicist Andrea Ghez on black holes and the center of our galaxy.
Nuclear Renaissance in Space
As the U.S. prepares to relaunch domestic production of plutonium-238, the space community wishes to assure the public of its safety. Are they right?
Las Cumbres Helps Confirm Planet With Two Suns
A retired Google exec’s dream of ringing the planet with telescopes available to kids and professional astronomers has assisted in some recent discoveries.
What Columbus Can Teach Space Program
Historian Stephen Pyne of Arizona State University talks about the future of manned space exploration and what it can learn from the past.
Launching Pad: Obama Gives Space Plans Some Gravity
President Obama visited Cape Canaveral to address his critics and clarify his canceling of the Constellation program meant to send Americans back to the moon, and his vision for the future of space exploration.
Beating Back Space Invaders
Giant rocks or snowballs in space, while more likely to hit in Hollywood than anywhere else on Earth, remain a threat that policymakers are taking seriously.
Gas on Mars Silent But Not Deadly
Scientists weigh the possibility that methane gas on Mars comes from microorganisms in the soil.
Snagging Free-Range Solar Power in Space Is an Option
Floating solar cells far above Earth and beaming the energy to the grid has shifted from loony to funded.