Planetary Society Blog for Friday 20 June 2014

Planetary Society Blog

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The Senate's Flawed NASA Bill Hits a Bump in the Road

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 08:09 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/casey...nasa-bill.html

For the second day in a row, the Senate failed to vote on a bill that would
fund NASA and other agencies in 2015. Without passage, no progress can be
made on addresses the flaws contained within.

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NASA selects Planetary Society LIFE Proposal

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 04:10 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bruce...planetary.html

NASA has selected a Planetary Society proposal to study accommodation of
the Society’s LIFE (Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment) biomodule on
NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission (ARM).

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We could find life on another planet, but do we have the will?

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 08:46 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/bill-...a-clipper.html

Are we alone in the universe? This month’s National Geographic cover story
takes a look at the question, and I weighed in on the subject.

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Rosetta completes another rocket burn, spies decreasing activity on comet

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 08:42 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...thirdburn.html

Rosetta has now completed its three largest rendezvous burns as it
approaches ever closer to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Beginning on
July 2, Rosetta will now conduct weekly burns, through August 6. Meanwhile,
the cometary activity of April and May has quieted again, leaving the comet
looking smaller than it did before.