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Brown Presses Climate Change Crusade At NASA Ames In Mountain View

Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday urged scientists to dedicate themselves to convincing a distracted public and news media about the dangers of climate change and other potential disruptions to human life.

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Obama, NASA Embrace California Idea To Seize An Asteroid

NASA is planning to catch an asteroid and place it in orbit around the moon. NASA’s plan is similar to one suggested last year by experts at the California Institute of Technology.

2013/04/09

’30 Seconds To Mars’ Debuts Single In Space

Jared, Tomo & Shannon of ’30 Seconds To Mars’ called Megan Holiday of Live 105 & talked about their new single “Up In The Air” and “launching” it into space…

2013/03/18

Signs Of Water On Mars Excites NASA Ames Scientists

Data being sent back by the Curiosity rover on Mars shows there was likely water on the red planet for thousands, if not millions of years.

2012/09/27

The Space Shuttle Endavour flies on top of a modified 747 jumbo jet over the Golden Gate Bridge, September 21, 2012. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Huge Bay Area Crowds Cheer Shuttle Endeavour Flyover

Hundreds of people gathered at San Francisco’s Crissy Field and in the Marin Headlands Friday morning to watch the Space Shuttle Endeavour make a low-altitude pass near the Golden Gate Bridge.

2012/09/21

NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the space shuttle Endeavour mated on top is airborne after taking off from the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA Kennedy Space Center on September 19, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Scott Andrews/NASA via Getty Images)

Shuttle Endeavour Set For Bay Area Flyover

Space shuttle Endeavour was set Friday morning to make low, sweeping passes over the East Bay, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Sacramento and Los Angeles following a return to its California roots Thursday.

2012/09/20

First man on the moon, astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission.

Democratic Leader Pelosi Joins The Chorus Of Praise For Neil Armstrong

The Bay Area’s Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released a statement Saturday after news of Neil Armstrong’s death made its way around the world.

2012/08/25

NASA Ames Scientist Optimistic That Rover Will Find Martian Life, ‘Second Genesis’

Now that the robotic explorer Curiosity has landed on Mars, exicted scientists from the NASA Ames research facility at Moffett Field are optimistic about finding Martians or other life forms on the red planet.

2012/08/06

Sally Ride (Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Sally Ride, A Role Model For The Ages

Looking around our nation, it’s obvious that we need more heroines and heroes with Sally Ride’s brave and courageous character. Her inspiration and legacy must live on to create the heroines – and heroes – of the future.

2012/07/24