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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  1. NASA's JPL to 'lasso' an asteroid

    A proposed mission to capture an asteroid and bring it into orbit in the Earth-moon system is a stepping stone to sending humans to Mars, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said Thursday at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
    A proposed mission to capture an asteroid and bring it into orbit in the Earth-moon system is a stepping stone to sending humans to Mars, NASA administrator Charles Bolden said Thursday at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Bolden visited the La Cañada...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs, NASA, Barack Obama

    2. May 16, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  2. 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: NASA, Science and Technology, Amina Khan

    3. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  3. Three Caltech professors named to National Academy of Sciences

    Three Caltech professors, including one famous for “killing” Pluto, were named Tuesday to the National Academy of Sciences. They included Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, geochemistry professor Ken Farley and chemical engineering professor...

    Tags: Google+, Science and Technology, Education, Barack Obama, Teachers

    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  4. Area students compete in California State Science Fair

    Local middle and high school students competed for statewide science accolades on Monday and Tuesday at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
    Local middle and high school students competed for statewide science accolades on Monday and Tuesday at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The California State Science Fair, now in its 62nd year, featured projects from about 1,000 budding...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Awards and Prizes, California Science Center, Biology

    5. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  5. Space budget takes a hit

    President Obama's budget proposal, unveiled on Wednesday, would cut funding for planetary exploration at NASA by roughly $200 million, although it still funds several high profile missions being planned out of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Ca&ntilde;ada Flintridge.
    President Obama's budget proposal, unveiled on Wednesday, would cut funding for planetary exploration at NASA by roughly $200 million, although it still funds several high profile missions being planned out of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada...

    Tags: NASA, Space Programs, Barack Obama, NASA Mars Exploration Program, U.S. Congress

    6. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  6. Curiosity uncovers clues suggesting Mars was once habitable

    NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence that Mars could have once held life, scientists said Tuesday.
    NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence that Mars could have once held life, scientists said Tuesday. The one-ton rover drilled into a rock last month and collected a sample that contained essential ingredients for life on Earth, including hydrogen,...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    7. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  7. Curiosity takes summer break

    For the first time since it landed on Mars last year, scientists at NASA&rsquo;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory can&rsquo;t send commands to the rover Curiosity.
    For the first time since it landed on Mars last year, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory can’t send commands to the rover Curiosity. The one-ton rover and its fellow Martian probes are on a “summer break” until May 1....

    Tags: Science and Technology, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Music, Entertainment, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    8. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  8. Wind shakes up NASA rover Curiosity's landing parachute

    The supersonic parachute that helped the NASA rover Curiosity land safely on Mars eight months ago has become part of an accidental science experiment.
    The supersonic parachute that helped the NASA rover Curiosity land safely on Mars eight months ago has become part of an accidental science experiment. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped photos of the 100-pound parachute between August and...

    Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, NASA Mars Exploration Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    9. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  9. Student teams ace Mars plan at Caltech

    It could take several months for aerospace experts to design a manned mission to a Martian moon. Students pulled off the feat in five days.
    It could take several months for aerospace experts to design a manned mission to a Martian moon. Students pulled off the feat in five days. Caltech hosted a competition on its Pasadena campus this week that divided 32 students from 21 different...

    Tags: Google Inc., Students, Teaching and Learning, Aerospace Manufacturing, Stanford University

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

  10. 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: NASA, Science and Technology, Amina Khan, Monte Morin, Astronomy

    11. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  11. Watch it live: NASA unveils results of Martian rock analysis

    <a id="ORGOV000098" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/space-programs/nasa-ORGOV000098.topic">NASA</a> scientists are set to reveal at 10 a.m. PDT what was discovered in the Mars rover <a id="EVSAT00015" class="taxInlineTagLink" title="NASA's Mars Exploration Program" href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/science-technology/nasas-mars-exploration-program-EVSAT00015.topic">Curiosity</a>'s analysis of powdered Martian rock.&nbsp;
    NASA scientists are set to reveal at 10 a.m. PDT what was discovered in the Mars rover Curiosity's analysis of powdered Martian rock.  The scoop of rock was the result of drilling by Curiosity that put previous such efforts by rovers on the Red Planet...

    Tags: NASA, Science and Technology, NASA Mars Exploration Program

    12. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  12. Two local residents honored at White House for work in science, technology

    Among the 23 scientists and innovators President Obama honored Friday afternoon during a White House ceremony were La Ca&ntilde;ada Flintridge residents Frances Arnold and Solomon Golomb.
    Among the 23 scientists and innovators President Obama honored Friday afternoon during a White House ceremony were La Cañada Flintridge residents Frances Arnold and Solomon Golomb. Arnold — a professor at Caltech — won a National Medal for...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Nobel Prize Awards, Awards and Prizes, Invention and Innovation, Barack Obama

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