September 14, 2001

Experts Seek Panel for Astronomy Studies

By RON SOUTHWICK

The Bush administration should create a panel to coordinate astronomy studies among various federal agencies, rather than place all government-sponsored research in the field under one agency, a National Academy of Sciences panel concluded in a report last week.

President Bush had directed the National Research Council -- a division of the academy -- to study the astronomy programs in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation. He asked the

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