Accuracy in Media

Vice President Mike Pence visited the Kennedy Space Center, run by NASA, in Florida this last week and spoke on America and the space program. However, in a funny piece of news, the vice president touched an object that had a sign that said, “Do Not Touch.” The vice president jokingly tweeted that U.S. Senator […]

As The Daily Caller pointed out, the New York Times did not completely explain that the “data gaps” that scientists worry that will be cut under Trump. These gaps also occurred under the previous presidential administration. Why the omission, New York Times?

Sad news for all NASA and International Space Station fans everywhere 🙁

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, passing Saturn’s moon Titan, found elements of propylene. Propylene is a chemical used to make household plastic containers, said the space agency. Reuters reported that this is “the first definitive detection of the plastic ingredient on any moon or planet, other than Earth,” according to NASA. The spacecraft’s infrared spectrometer […]

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Curiosity rover, stationed on Mars, has reached its one-year anniversary on the Red Planet. The rover is moving from its original landing site to another location to continue its collection of rock and dirt samples, which results will be sent back to NASA. The mission garnered worldwide attention and is a resounding […]

WASHINGTON — With NASA out of the picture, China is sending manned flights into space. It seems that Russia and China now are spending billions to do so while Americans take a back seat. Reuters reports that the spacecraft launched this past Tuesday and that it carried three Chinese astronauts, who were going on a […]

WASHINGTON — And the Opportunity rover continues to move along in its trek across the surface of the Red Planet of Mars. The Associated Press reports that the Opportunity rover is moving around and will be moving south to avoid a harsh Martian winter. Its sister rover, Spirit, has ceased operation since it got stuck […]

WASHINGTON — In a sign of the times, NASA’s famous Kepler telescope has broken down and is putting NASA’s efforts to discover other signs of life in the universe at risk. NASA has invested $600 million in the research mission of the telescope, which is orbiting the sun as a satellite to see the universe […]

WASHINGTON — Before he comes back to earth, a Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station has gone out on his terms: a music video version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”. According to the Associated Press and NASA, it seems to be the first music video made in space. The astronaut, Canada’s own Chris Hadfield, […]

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