NASA's hold on outreach sparks protests; Uwingu aims to help fill gap[ Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:01:33 GMT ]NASA's plan to suspend educational and public outreach activities due to budget sequestration has sparked protests from some of the space agency's biggest fans, and a commercial venture known as Uwingu wants to help fill the gap. Uwingu says it will direct proceeds from its contest to name the closest exoplanet toward projects that are facing budget cuts.The venture was set up last year to offer s...