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Continuing resolutions passed by Congress through the years
May 1, 2012 It's still early in the appropriations process for fiscal year 2013. But if history is any guide, Congress probably will not pass all of the major appropriations bills -- and maybe not any -- by the end of the current fiscal year on Sept. 30. If true, lawmakers will have ...
Japan, U.S. reach agreement on American military presence in Okinawa
April 27, 2012 Japan and the United States have reached a long-anticipated security agreement that will lead to a “reduction of the American military footprint in Okinawa,” Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said in a speech on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reports. Campbell didn’t provide many details of the agreement, which ...
NASA: Kepler Satellite Finds 11 New Planetary Systems With 26 Planets
January 26, 2012
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NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 planets, bringing the total number discovered by the Kepler satellite to more than 60, the space agency announced on Thursday. The newly discovered planets range in size from 1.5 times the radius of Earth to larger than Jupiter, and ...
GRAIL Spacecraft: Celebrating New Year's From the Moon
December 30, 2011
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Although workers on NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission may not be attending New Year's Eve parties this weekend, they aren't too disappointed. A quarter of a million miles away, the mission's two small spacecraft will enter the moon's orbit to begin what promises to be one of ...
James Webb space telescope saved -- for now
November 23, 2011
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Is the development of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope back on track now that Congress has voted to fund it? Yes - sort of. The telescope, which is tentatively scheduled to be%C2%A0launched into space%C2%A0in 2018, is designed to be the successor to the popular but aging Hubble Space Telescope. Getting ...
Space telescope revived? Breaking down NASA's fiscal 2012 appropriations
September 19, 2011
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As part of its approval of NASA's fiscal year 2012 budget on Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations subcommittee in charge of NASA's budget included about $500 million to help fund the James Webb Space Telescope. The full Appropriations Committee approved the space agency's $17.9 billion budget on Thursday. The Senate version ...
Kepler finds planet orbiting two stars
September 16, 2011
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For the first time, NASA's Kepler spacecraft found a planet outside our solar system that appears to be orbiting not one star, but two, according to a report published in Science on Wednesday. Launched in 2009, the Kepler spacecraft was designed to keep constant surveiliance on tens of thousands of ...
Where is Congress with appropriations?
August 29, 2011 When Congress returns September 7 from its August recess, at the forefront of its priorities will be the completion of the annual appropriations bills. This is true in any calendar year, given that the federal government's fiscal year begins October 1, but may be especially pertinent this year with the ...
Moon mission to explore Earth's origins
August 26, 2011
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NASA plans on launching a pair of satellites early in September that will use gravity to help researchers understand the interior structure of the moon and how heat has affected it. It's really more interesting that it sounds. Understanding the moon inside-out%C2%A0will not only help researchers better%C2%A0know our nearest celestial ...
NASA seeks funding alternative for James Webb space telescope
August 25, 2011
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The Office of Management and Budget is considering an alternative financing plan from NASA to finish building the James Webb Space Telescope, Nature reported on its website. Designed to be the successor to the enormously successful but aging Hubble Space Telescope, the Webb telescope is tentatively scheduled to launch in ...
