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    Mar 14, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  1. Former astronaut shows Harford Day students pieces of Mars

    "Who here is from Mars?" was one of the first questions asked by Donald Thomas, director of the Willard Hackerman Academy of Mathematics and Science at Towson University, to the nearly 150 folks young and old who were at Harford Day School for Tuesday night's Science Cafe gathering.
    "Who here is from Mars?" was one of the first questions asked by Donald Thomas, director of the Willard Hackerman Academy of Mathematics and Science at Towson University, to the nearly 150 folks young and old who were at Harford Day School for Tuesday...

    Tags: Willard Hackerman, Technology, Science, NASA, Rocketry

    2. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Comet PANSTARRS could be visible next week in evening twilight

    Fresh off close brushes with a comet and an asteroid last month, the planet is up for a close view of the Comet PANSTARRS as it passes by Earth. It could be visible with the naked eye or at least with binoculars.
    Fresh off close brushes with a comet and an asteroid last month, the planet is up for a close view of the Comet PANSTARRS as it passes by Earth. It could be visible with the naked eye or at least with binoculars. Such an opportunity arises only about...

    Tags: NASA

    3. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Watch asteroid fly-by live online Friday

    A 150-foot wide asteroid is expected to pass closely by Earth on Friday, and though it will be difficult to see in skies over the U.S., the fly-by will be broadcast online.
    A 150-foot wide asteroid is expected to pass closely by Earth on Friday, and though it will be difficult to see in skies over the U.S., the fly-by will be broadcast online. Backyard astronomers on the other side of the world will be able to see the...

    Tags: NASA, 2012 DA14 (asteroid)

    4. Aug 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Curiosity rover sticks the landing

    They called it the "seven minutes or terror" for the complex maneuverings and rocket blasts conducted in the final moments of a 354 million mile journey from home, but the Curiosity rover executed its landing flawlessly. Those who doubted U.S. preeminence...

    Tags: Technology, Science, Michael Phelps, Satellite Technology, Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

    5. Aug 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Science Center visitors get insider's view of Curiosity rover

    Visitors to the Maryland Science Center's "SpaceLink" exhibit had an extra source to answer questions about Mars rover Curiosity on Monday -- a scientist who helped develop one of its instruments.
    Visitors to the Maryland Science Center's "SpaceLink" exhibit had an extra source to answer questions about Mars rover Curiosity on Monday -- a scientist who helped develop one of its instruments. Jennifer Stern, a space research scientist at the NASA...

    Tags: Science, Space Programs, NASA, Severna Park, Maryland Science Center

    6. Nov 25, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Fingers crossed for Mars launch at Goddard

    Florence Tan says she'll have fingers and toes crossed when NASA's latest Mars mission blasts off as early as Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The 47-year-old electrical engineer from Montgomery County oversaw all the wiring of an...

    Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Space Programs, NASA, Greenbelt (Prince George's, Maryland)

    7. May 24, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  7. Director of academics-focused nonprofit in Pasadena announces departure

    The executive director of a nonprofit that operates a number of tutoring programs and a summer school in Pasadena is stepping down after eight years. Randy Jurado Ertll, executive director of El Centro de Accion Social – which also offers...

    Tags: NASA

    8. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Capture an asteroid? Piece of cake

    “What could go wrong?” If you’re a woman, you’ve undoubtedly heard this phrase -- probably more than once -- from your father/grandfather/husband/boyfriend/male friends, shortly before the aforementioned types did something...

    Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Jesse James, The Home Depot, NASA

    9. May 24, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  9. Dental clinic for HIV-positive, low income patients opens in Pasadena

    Accessing much-needed dental care is no longer like pulling teeth for HIV-positive patients in San Gabriel Valley.
    Accessing much-needed dental care is no longer like pulling teeth for HIV-positive patients in San Gabriel Valley. A new dental clinic that recently opened in Pasadena fills a major health care gap for those who have HIV, but lack insurance. That’...

    Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, AIDS, Medical Procedures and Tests, Dentistry and Dental Health, NASA

    10. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Asteroid capture: NASA plans to drag space rock into lunar orbit

    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden dropped by JPL on Thursday to outline the agency's plans to capture an asteroid, and to look at a model of a powerful new ion thruster that has enough strength to drag a space rock into orbit around the moon.
    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden dropped by JPL on Thursday to outline the agency's plans to capture an asteroid, and to look at a model of a powerful new ion thruster that has enough strength to drag a space rock into orbit around the moon. NASA...

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

    11. May 23, 2013 |Story| La Cañada

  11. LCHS students attend conference in China

    <strong></strong>La Ca&ntilde;ada High School students Caitlyn Seo and Mena Hanna traveled to China last month to attend an international education conference.
    La Cañada High School students Caitlyn Seo and Mena Hanna traveled to China last month to attend an international education conference. The students were joined by English teacher Ben Powers, Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Benyang Tang and Lindi...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, China

    12. May 23, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  12. 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, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs, Barack Obama, Google Inc.

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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden talks with JPL's Elec...
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Surrounded by JPL officials, NASA Administrator Charles...
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