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May 15, 2013 5:35 PM
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Malfunction Could Mark the End of NASA's Kepler Mission
Planet-hunting spacecraft has lost pointing ability
NASA Picks Next Exoplanet Mission for Launch in 2017
Space agency also picks neutron star instrument to fly on space station
Forest-Measuring Orbiter Picked for Future European Earth Science Mission
Biomass spacecraft will use radar to calculate forest biomass and carbon cycling
March 5, 2013 4:25 PM
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U.S. Congressman Asks NASA to Disinvite Chinese Participants From Upcoming Meeting
Representative Frank Wolf claims NASA is violating 2011 law
December 5, 2012 1:05 PM
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NASA Needs 'National Consensus' on Mission, Report Concludes
Meanwhile, space agency announces it will send new rover to Mars in 2020
November 21, 2012 2:10 PM
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Europe Puts New Rocket, Trip to Mars on Its To-Do List
Ministers agree on €10.1 billion in new priorities for the European Space Agency
U.K. Finance Chief Launches New Money Into Space
Britain adds £60 million to its annual space budget, but still trails other European nations
September 25, 2012 6:10 PM
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Panel Gives NASA Options for How to Bring Back Pieces of Mars
Report adds its voice to calls for a sample return mission
September 24, 2012 4:18 PM
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House Republicans Propose New Board to Oversee NASA
Legislators take swipe at Obama's space policies with restructuring plan
Qualms About India's Plan for a 2013 Mars Mission
It’s extravagant, hurried, and ill-planned, some say
Obama Wants the News From Mars ASAP
President congratulates JPL scientists who built the Curiosity rover
July 24, 2012 4:10 PM
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Sally Ride, First American Woman to Fly in Space, Dies
Astrophysicist was also involved in research, education, and arms control
Spy Telescopes Could Advance U.S. Dark Energy Mission
NASA hopes to repurpose the instruments to study dark energy, extrasolar planets, and a host of other questions in astronomy
May 22, 2012 5:22 PM
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Space Policy Is a Hard Sell, Says Holdren
Obama’s science adviser says ignoring nuances gives critics the edge
Researchers Unable to Revive Europe's Envisat
World's largest civilian satellite silent since early April
April 18, 2012 4:15 PM
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Senator Asks NASA About Alleged Disclosure of Sensitive Information
Letter raises questions about possible violations at Ames Research Center
Senate Bill Good News for NASA Mars Missions
$5 billion mark above Obama Administration's request
Update: No Second Life, After All
Engineers bring down Russian satellite some had hoped to save for Antarctic communications
February 15, 2012 3:11 PM
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Swiss Want to Build a Satellite That Removes Space Litter
Space researchers in Switzerland are seeking funding to build a spacecraft that will home in on a redundant satellite, grab it, and drag it down to burn up when...
Failure to Launch: Mars Missions Sidelined in New NASA Budget Proposal
The not-so-bad news in the president's 2013 budget proposal for NASA is that his request for $17.71 billion is only marginally less than what the agency got in 2012,...
A Big Step for Europe's Small Space Launcher
Today's inaugural flight of Europe's Vega rocket went off without a hitch as European Space Agency mission VV01 lit up the early morning sky above the Kourou spaceport in...
Ed Weiler Says He Quit NASA Over Cuts to Mars Program
Next week, President Barack Obama will propose a $300 million cut in NASA's planetary science programs as part of his 2013 request for the agency, ScienceInsider has learned. If...
February 7, 2012 4:40 PM
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Europe and Russia Plan Trips to Mars—But Maybe Without NASA
The European Space Agency (ESA) and its Russian counterpart, Roscosmos, are making plans to carry out the international ExoMars exploration program without help from one of the project's original...
September 14, 2011 2:23 PM
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Heavy Lifting at NASA Yields a Rocket Design, But No Price Tag
Eighteen months after President Barack Obama announced the Administration's new plan for space exploration, NASA has selected a design for an essential component—the new Space Launch System—a powerful, heavy...
Decades Late, Russian Space Telescope Finally Launched
Russian space science got a long overdue shot in the arm this week with the launch of Spektr-R, a radioastronomy satellite that was originally designed in 1982 but whose...
House Spending Panel Wants to Kill Webb Telescope
A draft bill before a spending panel in the U.S. House of Representatives would eliminate funding for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a flagship instrument that NASA wants...
July 1, 2011 1:31 PM
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Scientists Reconnect With Cluster Mission
Europe's Cluster mission is back in the fold after controllers fixed a glitch that would have seriously curtailed its ability to do science. Cluster is comprised of four identical...
NASA Aims to Grab Asteroid Dirt in 2020
Today NASA announced the next medium-class science mission to explore the solar system. The winner of a three-way competition is a mouthful: Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith...
May 25, 2011 9:40 AM
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Mars Spirit Rover, 2004-2011
NASA has ended efforts to re-establish contact with its Spirit rover. Nothing had been heard from it since 22 March 2010, when the feisty rover beamed a last transmission...
Chinese Journalists Barred From Shuttle Launch
Chinese journalists were denied access to this week's space shuttle launch in what is believed to be the first application of a congressional ban on interactions between NASA and...
April 13, 2011 2:06 PM
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Tomorrow on ScienceLive: 50 Years in Space
Tune in tomorrow for the inaugural running of ScienceLive, our new weekly 1-hour live chat where the hottest topics in science get discussed by the top experts, with Science...
NASA Science Budget Holds Steady
In Congressional hearings over the past few weeks, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has warned lawmakers that the space agency would have to scale back its plans for exploration and...
International Mega-Telescope Project Gears Up at U.K. Observatory
The nine-nation, $1.5 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project to build the world's biggest and most sensitive radio telescope has established a governing board and will set up its...
China to Tune in to the Music of Dark Energy
BEIJING—China is about to join the hunt for dark energy. At a cosmology workshop held here on 20 March, scientists unveiled Tianlai, or "Sound of Heaven," a project to...
European Space Missions to Go It Alone After NASA Yanks Support
European space scientists are scrambling to rethink—and redesign—massive potential missions after it was confirmed that NASA, whose budget is in disarray, won't contribute significant funding to any of the...
NASA Satellite Crash Complicates Gloomy Climate Budget Picture
Last week's failed mission to place the $424 million Glory satellite into orbit doesn't just stymie scientists' efforts to maintain a 33-year record of the sun's brightness and discern...
Cost-Cutting Recommended for Planetary Science, With More Cutting to Come
HOUSTON, TEXAS--A committee of the National Research Council is insisting that the cost of two of the largest planetary missions it is recommending for NASA in the coming decade...
February 24, 2011 11:45 AM
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How to Grow Your Own Army of Citizen Scientists
In 2007, astronomer Chris Lintott and colleagues were drowning under a data deluge—1 million images of galaxies to characterize and only one graduate student to do it. His student...
February 16, 2011 12:44 PM
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India May Join U.S. MoonRise Mission
NEW DELHI—India hopes to join the United States on a sample return mission to the moon, according to K. Radhakrishnan, chair of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He...
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