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November 16, 2005

Astronauts Say 'Gravity Tractor' Beam Could Deflect Asteroids

Can Transporters Be Far Behind?

Two NASA astronauts have suggested a new way to deflect an Earth-bound asteroid -- one that wouldn't involve landing a spacecraft on the celestial body, blowing it up with nuclear weapons, or in any other way subjecting it to Bruce Willis.

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To The Moon, Alice -- At The Expense Of The ISS

$344M Cut From Station Research To Fund Moon, Mars Missions

In the agency's quest to reach the moon -- and beyond -- NASA is looking to drastically cut its funds supporting a program much closer to home: the International Space Station. NASA's European partners aren't very happy about that.

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