Space, Astronomy, Astronaut, NASA News from Kepea

SPACE.com - A new survey of asteroids near Earth by a NASA space telescope has found a much wider variety of the space rocks than previously thought, with some shiny and bright while others are dark and dull.

SPACE.com - NASA needs more funding for commercial spaceflight, technology development and robotic missions. So said a group of Nobel laureates, former astronauts and former space agency officials in a recent letter to Congress.

AFP - Astronaut Chris Hadfield in 2013 will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS), the Canadian Space Agency announced Thursday.

SPACE.com - A long-time NASA engineer working on the Hubble Space Telescope  is now a full-fledged knight in the Netherlands due to his work to help keep the renowned 20-year-old space observatory in working order.

AFP - A pilotless NASA aircraft is set to overfly Hurricane Earl on Thursday, in a scientific first to gather data about the potentially-deadly storm front bearing down on the US east coast.

AFP - The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared after music and hot meals were supplied, while NASA advisers praised their "courage" and provided advice on daylight deprivation, as a rescue drill inched closer.

AFP - The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared Wednesday after music and hot meals were supplied, while NASA advisers praised their "courage" and provided advice on daylight deprivation, as a rescue drill inched closer.

SPACE.com - Astronomers peering at a large alien planet have found it to be covered by an atmosphere unlike that of any extrasolar planet yet seen.

LiveScience.com - Hurricane hunters crammed aboard a NASA DC-8 jetliner packed tight with a multitude of complicated instruments spent their Monday in a spot few probably envy: flying through the eye of Hurricane Earl. Repeatedly.

LiveScience.com - A healthy variety of good food and strong emotional support will be vital in the coming months for the 33 trapped Chilean miners awaiting rescue deep underground, a NASA physician said Tuesday.