[Science] Little telescope to hunt big game: hard-to-see near-Earth asteroids

Little telescope to hunt big game: hard-to-see near-Earth asteroids
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0225/Little-telescope-to-hunt-big-game-hard-to-see-near-Earth-asteroids
Efforts to discover near-Earth asteroids - including those that are potentially hazardous - received a potential boost Monday with the launch of the Canadian Space Agency's Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat).

Tonight's Full Moon Is a Snow Moon: How to See It Online
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2013/02/25/12683/full-moon-monday-snow-moon-falls-on-sunny-la/
For an extra-special view of tonight's (Feb. 25) full moon, don't just look out your window - tune in to a live webcast of the sight from a telescope in the Canary Islands.

NASA Mars rover analyzing powder from drilled rock
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Nasa-Mars-rover-analyzing-powder-from-drilled-rock/articleshow/18685454.cms
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - The Mars rover Curiosity has successfully transferred a pinch of rock dust to its onboard laboratories for inspection, two weeks after drilling into its first rock.

After meteor blast in Russia, Laurel lab plans to smack an asteroid
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/after-meteor-blast-in-russia-laurel-lab-plans-to-smack-an-asteroid/2013/02/24/3cc08720-7bc4-11e2-82e8-61a46c2cde3d_story.html
A meteor blast over Russia is putting new focus on a transatlantic effort to crash a spacecraft into a far-flung asteroid in a bid to prove that incoming objects from space can be knocked from their path.

Study: Chimps do puzzles for fun, not food
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2013/02/25/Study-Chimps-do-puzzles-for-fun-not-food/UPI-68061361839067/
LONDON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Chimpanzees get a feeling of satisfaction from figuring out tricky puzzles whether they get a food reward or not, British researchers say.