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NASA Satellite Finds Unreported Sources of Toxic Air Pollution

June 1, 2016 RELEASE 16-05 Using a new satellite-based method, scientists at NASA, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and two universities have located 39 unreported and major human-made sources of toxic sulfur dioxide emissions. A known health...
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EFF Asks Court to Reverse Chelsea Manning’s Conviction for Violating Federal Anti-Hacking Law

19 May 2016 | Electronic Frontier Foundation Fort Belvoir, Virginia—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) askeda U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday to overturn Chelsea Manning’s conviction for violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act...
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NASA gets funding bump in budget deal

May 4, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate today, by a vote of 79 – 18, approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September. The measure includes $19.65 billion for NASA,...

NASA’s Newest Astronaut Recruits to Conduct Research off the Earth, For the Earth and...

After receiving a record-breaking number of applications to join an exciting future of space exploration, NASA has selected its largest astronaut class since 2000. Rising to the top of more than 18,300 applicants, NASA...

NASA to Announce Latest Kepler Discoveries During Media Teleconference

NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 10 to announce the latest discoveries made by its planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope. The briefing participants are: Paul Hertz, Astrophysics Division...
NASA has selected eight technology proposals for investment that have the potential to transform future aerospace missions

From ‘Magnetoshells’ to Growable Habitats, NASA Invests in Next Stage of Visionary Technology Development

May 13, 2016 RELEASE 16-053 NASA has selected eight technology proposals for investment that have the potential to transform future aerospace missions, introduce new capabilities, and significantly improve current approaches to building and operating aerospace systems. Awards...

NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered

May 10, 2016 RELEASE 16-051 NASA's Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets – the single largest finding of planets to date. “This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan,...
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Hearing Wednesday: EFF Argues Against Massive Government Hacking in ‘Playpen’ Case

FBI Used One Warrant to Infiltrate Thousands of Computers May 1, 2017 Boston – On Wednesday, May 3, at 9:30 am, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will argue that an FBI search warrant used to hack...
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NASA Televises, Hosts Events for Deployment of First Expandable Habitat on International Space Station

20 May 2016 | NASA The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) will be deployed to its full size Thursday, May 26, and begin its two-year technology demonstration attached to the International Space Station. NASA Television...
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EFF Asks Supreme Court To Review Dangerous Interpretation of Computer Crime Statute

Washington, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that threatens to transform a law against computer break-ins into a mechanism for criminalizing password sharing and policing Internet...
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U.S. Cargo Ships to Depart, Arrive at International Space Station

With the delay of SpaceX’s eleventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station to Saturday, June 3, two NASA commercial provider cargo ships now will pass each other in orbit to provide...

Critical NASA Science Returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

May 11, 2016 RELEASE 16-052   A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:51 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 11, about 261 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with more than 3,700 pounds...