Updated: 2012-02-27 16:53:54
By Julie Cooper
Each month in “Slice of History” we feature a historical photo from the JPL Archives. See more historical photos and explore the JPL Archives at https://beacon.jpl.nasa.gov/.
Vice President Lyndon Johnson Visits JPL — Photograph Number P-1723A
On October 4, 1961, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visited NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. In [...]
Updated: 2012-02-23 18:29:00
: , , This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . All opinions are those of the . author 23 February 2012 Asteroids , Comets , Meteors ACM 2012 Abstract Deadline Asteroids , Comets , Meteors ACM 2012 Abstract Deadline Approaching The Asteroids , Comets , Meteors ACM 2012 conference will be held May 16–20, 2012, in Niigata , Japan , at TOKI Messe Niigata Convention Center It is the premier international gathering of scientists who study small bodies . The ACM series began in 1983 in Uppsala , Sweden , as a means of bringing together different groups within the asteroid , comet , and meteor communities who do not often have the opportunity to interact . From this first ACM meeting , a regular
Updated: 2012-02-13 08:00:00
On the Planetary Society web site: NASA Budget Pushes Science to the Brink
Updated: 2012-02-07 16:12:00
: This area will cover relevant news of the threat to the planet from Near Earth Objects NEOs including concepts and designs for mitigation . All opinions are those of the . author 07 February 2012 Reports from Action Team on Near Earth Objects at 49th COPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee Meeting Action Team on Near-Earth Objects provides an update at the forty-ninth session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space that was held from 6-17 February 2012 at the United Nation Office at Vienna , Vienna International Center , Vienna , . Austria Scientific and Technical Subcommittee : 2012 Forty-ninth session 6-17 February 2012 Near-Earth objects 2011-2012 Draft recommendations of the Action Team on Near-Earth Objects for an
Updated: 2012-02-02 01:03:11
By Marc Rayman
As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft investigates its first target, the giant asteroid Vesta, Marc Rayman, Dawn’s chief engineer, shares a monthly update on the mission’s progress.
The south pole of the giant asteroid Vesta, as imaged by the framing camera on NASA’s Dawn spacecraft in September 2011. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA |
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