Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky.
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On the eve of the fullest moon of the year , NASA scientists were told they won't be able to visit any longer.
In his new budget, President Obama plans to eliminate the space program's manned moon missions.When the president releases his budget on Monday, a White House official confirmed on Thursday, there will be a big hole where funding for NASA's Constellation program used to be. Constellation is the umbrella program that includes the Ares rocket -- the replacement for the aging space shuttles.NASA will receive an additional $5.9 billion over five years, some of which will be used to extend the life of the International Space Station to 2020. The official said it also will be used to entice companies to build private spacecraft to ferry astronauts to the space station after the space shuttle retires.SLIDESHOW: The Ares RocketThe story was first reported in the Orlando Sentinel , which detailed that the forthcoming budget will include no funding for lunar landers, no moon bases, and ...Share your thoughts. First, answer our question below. Then click "Leave a comment."Is Obama right or wrong to cut funds for manned space travel? ( trends )This is n...
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