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Tiptoeing back to the Moon

21 May 2012

While attention in recent weeks on commercial space activities has been focused on ventures like Planetary Resources and SpaceX, teams competing in the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition make slow but steady progress. Jeff Foust report on how teams will have to deal with one complication for their lunar exploration plans: taking care not to disturb historic lunar landing sites.

Planetary Resources believes asteroid mining has come of age

30 Apr 2012

Long relegated to science fiction and the dreams of space enthusiasts, the concept of asteroid mining took a big step forward last week when startup company Planetary Resources announced its intent to extract water ice and other resources from near Earth asteroids. Jeff Foust reports on the company's plans and the obstacles it faces.

Rufus Woods: An important conversation on suicide

28 Apr 2012

Last Sunday’s front-page report on suicides was an important piece of journalism for the communities of North Central Washington. As reporter K.C. Mehaffey noted in the compelling stories she wrote on the subject, the suicide rate in this area is disturbingly high. It is heartening to see that local organizations are working together to stop the epidemic.