With the days ticking down to March 1, the Obama Administration is ratcheting up its rhetoric and actions to convey the implications of letting the across-the-board budget cuts known as …
Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has replaced Bill Perry as co-chair of the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) human spaceflight study. Michael Moloney, director of the NRC’s Space Studies Board and …
Divers may have come up empty handed from their search in icy Lake Cherbarkul for a large chunk of the meteor that exploded near the Ural Mountains on Friday, but a …
The following events may be of interest in the week ahead. The House and Senate are in recess this week for the President’s Day holiday. During the Week Perhaps the …
Russian authorities continue to search for fragments from the meteor that exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk yesterday, but with no luck so far. In the meantime, scientists at …
The atmospheric blast from the meteor that struck near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk this morning released 300 kilotons of energy, similar to a nuclear explosion according to a NASA expert. The …
Russian media sources are reporting that the number of people injured by today’s meteor impact near Chelyabinsk is more than 1,000 and windows were shattered in about 300 buildings. NASA …
While everyone’s attention has been focused on the imminent close pass of asteroid 2012 DA14 later today, a meteorite crashed in Russia’s Ural Mountains this morning injuring more than 400 …
The Space Data Association (SDA) reassured satellite operators and users yesterday that the close pass of asteroid 2012 DA14 tomorrow poses no threat to satellites. The 150 foot (45 meter) diameter …
Senate Republicans succeeded today in blocking Chuck Hagel’s nomination to become Secretary of Defense (SecDef) from proceeding to a vote by the full Senate. Sixty votes were needed to clear a …