How NASA makes sure we don't contaminate the Solar System
So you want to explore the Solar System? You’re going to need to clean your spacecraft first. Any missions that NASA sends to other worlds nearby have to adhere to something called planetary protection. It’s the rule of preventing "harmful contamination" of the places we explore in the Solar System. That means making sure exploring spacecraft don’t spread too many harmful Earth’s organisms to all of our planetary neighbors. Planetary protection was initially created in service of humanity’s o..>> view originalProbe to dive into Jupiter's atmosphere
This photo taken on July 12, 2016 shows a colour view from NASA's Juno spacecraft made from some of the first images taken by JunoCam after the spacecraft entered orbit around Jupiter on July 5th.NASA’s Juno space probe is today set to pass the closest it will get to the planet Jupiter during the main phase of its planned mission to the gas giant, the US space agency’s officials said. Juno was to swing within some 4,200 kilometres of the solar system’s largest planet, the closest any spacecraft ..>> view originalCongress must stop arms sale to Saudis
Members of Congress need to stop taking bribes from “sponsors,” including General Dynamics, which could receive at least $1 billion if President Barack Obama’s proposed weapons sale to Saudi Arabia goes through. Saudi Arabia has used U.S.-made weapons of mass destruction to mercilessly bomb Yemen. Members of Congress need to do what we hired them to do or we will work to fire them even though they may have corporate “sponsors” to pay for their next elections. The proposed weapons sale to Sau..>> view original
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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