Kepler 2.0
The Kepler Space Telescope gets a promising second chance with a new mission called “K2”.
Water in Gale Crater on Mars
The Mars rover Curiosity found significant traces of water in the martian soil. This indicates the soil contains water, about 2% by weight.
What’s Next For Kepler?
NASA is looking for a new mission for the damaged Kepler space telescope. Here are some ideas.
Budget Battle Update: Dueling Visions for NASA
Another day, another fight over the future of America’s space agency. The House and the Senate can’t agree about asteroid retrieval, science funding, and much else.
How to Confirm a (Tiny) Exoplanet Candidate
Barclay et al. find a “candidate” planet smaller than Mercury in the Kepler data…will it pass their tests and be confirmed as the smallest known planet?
A Tale of Two Surveys
Decadal surveys are the Bibles of space science policy. How are they prepared? How influential are they?