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    May 16, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  1. NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope disabled

    Planet-hunting scientists were dealt a major blow Wednesday when <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a> officials announced that a crucial wheel on the Kepler space telescope had ceased to function and that the craft had been placed in safe mode.
    Planet-hunting scientists were dealt a major blow Wednesday when NASA officials announced that a crucial wheel on the Kepler space telescope had ceased to function and that the craft had been placed in safe mode. Even as NASA officials raised the...

    Tags: Science, Science and Technology, NASA

    2. May 8, 2013 |Story| La Caņada

  2. JPL: NASA Curiosity rover back to work after Martian spring break

    <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA's</a> Mars rover <a id="EVSAT00015" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA Mars Exploration Program" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/nasa-mars-exploration-program-EVSAT00015.topic">Curiosity</a> has emerged from its "spring break" and is back to work, officials at <a id="ORGOV000282" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Jet Propulsion Laboratory" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/technology/jet-propulsion-laboratory-ORGOV000282.topic">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a> said this week. Up next on the agenda: Drilling the second target at Yellowknife Bay.
    NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has emerged from its "spring break" and is back to work, officials at Jet Propulsion Laboratory said this week. Up next on the agenda: Drilling the second target at Yellowknife Bay. The Mars Science Laboratory mission made...

    Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

    3. May 6, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  3. NASA's next rover target after Mars? Greenland

    <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a> is sending a rover to a remote frontier on harsh terrain that's unfriendly to humans. But it won't be to the moon or Mars -- it's headed for <a id="PLGEO00000052" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Greenland" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/intl/greenland-PLGEO00000052.topic">Greenland</a>.&nbsp;
    NASA is sending a rover to a remote frontier on harsh terrain that's unfriendly to humans. But it won't be to the moon or Mars -- it's headed for Greenland.  From May 3 to June 8, the Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research will...

    Tags: NASA, Greenland

    4. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Glendale News Press

  4. Study: Hookah no safer than cigarettes, just differently dangerous

    Cigarette smoking may have earned a reputation as an unhealthy, cancer-causing pastime, but water pipes seem to have largely evaded the stigma. Now, new research shows that water pipes may simply be dangerous in slightly different ways, according to a study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
    Cigarette smoking may have earned a reputation as an unhealthy, cancer-causing pastime, but water pipes seem to have largely evaded the stigma. Now, new research shows that water pipes may simply be dangerous in slightly different ways, according to a...

    Tags: Medical Research

    5. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system — almost

    It was welcome news to Earthlings: The Voyager 1 spacecraft had seemingly crossed a momentous threshold and become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.
    It was welcome news to Earthlings: The Voyager 1 spacecraft had seemingly crossed a momentous threshold and become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space. "Voyager 1 has left the solar system," the American Geophysical Union declared...

    Tags: Monte Morin, Science, Astronomy, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    6. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Study: Mars could have held watery underground oases for life

    If Mars once contained life, it might have existed in watery oases far beneath the surface, according to a new study analyzing a deep Martian crater holding signs of an ancient lake.
    If Mars once contained life, it might have existed in watery oases far beneath the surface, according to a new study analyzing a deep Martian crater holding signs of an ancient lake. The research, published online Sunday in the journal Nature...

    Tags: NASA Mars Exploration Program, Los Angeles Times, NASA

    7. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. NuSTAR captures unprecedented images of black holes, supernova

    <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a>&rsquo;s NuSTAR <a id="HEPAS000036" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="X-rays" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/health/medical-procedures-tests/x-rays-HEPAS000036.topic">X-ray</a> telescope is providing fresh views of oddly bright black holes and breathtaking supernovae, scientists said Monday at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Long Beach.
    NASA’s NuSTAR X-ray telescope is providing fresh views of oddly bright black holes and breathtaking supernovae, scientists said Monday at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Long Beach. NuSTAR mission scientists released high-energy X-ray...

    Tags: Los Angeles Times, Medical Procedures and Tests, X-rays, NASA

    8. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Mars rover Curiosity's other mission: PR

    <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA's</a> Curiosity rover was designed to search Mars for places capable of supporting life. But the $2.5-billion mission has another, unofficial objective: To serve as a goodwill ambassador for the <a id="ORGOV000282" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="Jet Propulsion Laboratory" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/technology/jet-propulsion-laboratory-ORGOV000282.topic">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a> in La Ca&ntilde;ada Flintridge at a time when funding for planetary exploration is in jeopardy.
    NASA's Curiosity rover was designed to search Mars for places capable of supporting life. But the $2.5-billion mission has another, unofficial objective: To serve as a goodwill ambassador for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Caņada Flintridge at a time...

    Tags: Science, Apple iPhone, Black Eyed Peas (music group), Los Angeles Times, Princeton University

    9. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. GRAIL moon mission ends with a bang

    After dancing around the moon for months, the twin satellites nicknamed Ebb and Flow performed their final number, crashing into the same peak near the lunar north pole and bringing the GRAIL mission to a close.
    After dancing around the moon for months, the twin satellites nicknamed Ebb and Flow performed their final number, crashing into the same peak near the lunar north pole and bringing the GRAIL mission to a close. A cheer went up in the control room at...

    Tags: Los Angeles Times, Science and Technology, Space Programs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    10. Jun 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. NASA encouraging spaceflight to go commercial

    <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a> led the way for Americans in space, but now the U.S. space agency is actively encouraging companies to take over primary responsibility for getting in and out of Earth's orbit. Last month, a capsule built and operated by <a id="ORCRP0017655" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="SpaceX" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/economy-business-finance/transportation-industry/spacex-ORCRP0017655.topic">SpaceX</a> completed a nine-day cargo-hauling mission to the International Space Station, becoming the first private-sector spacecraft to make such a journey.
    NASA led the way for Americans in space, but now the U.S. space agency is actively encouraging companies to take over primary responsibility for getting in and out of Earth's orbit. Last month, a capsule built and operated by SpaceX completed a nine-day...

    Tags: Mangos, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, SpaceX, Los Angeles Times

    11. Nov 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Curiosity rover gulps Mars air, finds hint of vanished atmosphere

    <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a>&rsquo;s Curiosity rover has gulped in Martian air but failed to find methane &ndash; a gas linked to living things. But it has turned up signs that Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere.
    NASA’s Curiosity rover has gulped in Martian air but failed to find methane – a gas linked to living things. But it has turned up signs that Mars may have lost much of its original atmosphere. Since landing on the Red Planet’s surface...

    Tags: Los Angeles Times, NASA

    12. Oct 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. NASA Curiosity rover wiggles toes in Mars sand

    <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a>&rsquo;s Mars Curiosity rover has paused, wiggled its toes into the sand and is set to break out its scooper for the first time to sample the Red Planet, mission scientists announced Thursday.
    NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has paused, wiggled its toes into the sand and is set to break out its scooper for the first time to sample the Red Planet, mission scientists announced Thursday. Having driven 484 meters from its landing site in Gale...

    Tags: Los Angeles Times, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

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