When Budge Cuts Affect NASA Missions Scientists come to the rescue with baking pans and wash cloths! "The 2013 budget proposal submitted by the Obama administration earlier this year would cut funding for NASA's planetary science projects by about $300 million. While Congress is still deliberating over the federal budget, groups of scientists are planning a series of … [Read more...] about Scientists Cupcake Demonstration
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July 19, 2012 (Thursday) An M7.7 Solar Flare Erupts at AR 1520 sun spot NASA reports that, "A gigantic sunspot unleashed an intense solar flare early Thursday (July 19), though the solar storm shouldn't pose any serious problems to us here on Earth, scientists say a flare erupted from a sunspot known as AR 1520at 1:13 a.m. EDT (0513 GMT) Thursday and peaked about 45 minutes … [Read more...] about Solar Flare News