Nelson may introduce House bill to promote asteroid discovery

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), a member of the Senate Commerce space subcommittee, is considering introducing a House-passed bill that would establish an awards program for amateur astronomers who discover and track asteroids crossing in a near-Earth orbit, a spokeswoman for the senator said late Oct. 4...

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