Today’s physics news: Famous telescope seeks new name, Europe looks to Russia after NASA falls short on ExoMars and more

Today’s physics news: Famous telescope seeks new name, Europe looks to Russia after NASA falls short on ExoMars and more

Famous telescope seeks new name
The Very Large Array of radio telescopes is asking the public for suggestions for a new name, after a radical upgrade of the facility
BBC

Europe looks to Russia after NASA falls short on ExoMars
The US agency’s shrinking budget and growing space-telescope costs are squeezing other projects.
Nature

Rover scientist: Why I’m spending 13 days underwater
Steve Squyres, lead scientist for NASA’s Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity, will become an “aquanaut” to help pave the way for a future human mission to an asteroid
New Scientist