SEDS-UNR

The proposed $17.7 billion 2014 budget for NASA has been released. A mission is being developed to capture and study an asteroid, though some other aspects (such as planetary science and astrophysics) are facing cuts.

More info: http://bit.ly/14cfpCi

At 9:00 EST, Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye will be doing a Google+ hangout where he will answer key questions and help explain the particulars of the budget.

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/12IN2dM

There will be a SEDS meeting this Friday, on the 5th of April in the UNR Planetarium. Hope to see some more of you there!

Engineering Life to Survive on Mars and Aid Human Colonization | Wired Science | Wired.com A team of undergraduates from Stanford and Brown universities are applying synthetic biology to space exploration, outfitting microbes to survive extreme Martian conditions and produce resources needed to sustain a human colony.

Remember that he first official SEDS meeting will be held today, Friday, at 4:00 pm in the Fleischmann Planetarium on the UNR campus. Be a part of the beginning of a new chapter in Reno!