Astronomers’ bold visions clash with limited budgets

By Jeff Foust on 2014 January 5 at 8:18 am ET

This week, thousands of astronomers will gather outside Washington, DC, for the 223rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). During the meeting, astronomers will share the latest results on everything from exoplanets to cosmology. However, there will also be plenty of discussion about future ground- and space-based observatories, as plans for ambitious future missions […]

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Nye: NASA’s asteroid mission concept won’t happen

By Jeff Foust on 2014 January 3 at 12:55 pm ET

Bill Nye, the CEO of The Planetary Society, is the subject of a rather positive profile by Mother Jones magazine published Thursday. In it, Nye identifies his top three “political passions”: “Climate change, raise the standard of women around the world through education, [and] asteroids.” The article describes his interest in search for, and finding […]

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Garver: NASA should cancel SLS and Mars 2020

By Jeff Foust on 2014 January 2 at 8:53 pm ET

A segment of public radio’s Diane Rehm Show on Thursday examined “The Future of Space Exploration” with several guests, including former NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver, and Garver used the occasion to make some of her most critical comments about two key NASA programs since leaving the space agency four months ago.

Early in the […]

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New year, old issues

By Jeff Foust on 2014 January 2 at 1:15 pm ET

The beginning of a new year is a time for change: at the very least, putting up those 2014 calendars and tossing the 2013 versions into the recycle bin. However, as 2014 begins, it will look at least initially a lot like 2013 for space policy, as Congress deals with some unfinished business regarding spending […]

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