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A Top NASA Official Is Among Thousands of Staff Leaving the Agency
Makenzie Lystrup’s departure from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.
NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.
NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...
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Nearly 300 NASA scientists sign 'Voyager Declaration' to protest Trump space science budget cuts
The signatories warn that political interference and abrupt budget reductions could jeopardize decades of progress in space ...
In scathing letter, NASA workers rebuke ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at agency
Current and former NASA employees have co-signed a declaration protesting changes at the agency that some say pose a grave ...
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NASA Staff Rebuke White House Cuts in Rare Public Dissent
A declaration of dissent from past and present NASA employees warns that science and safety are at risk and joins similar ...
NASA loses another senior official as tension about the agency's future grows
The departures are playing out as NASA and other government agencies contend with significant cuts to funding and personnel.
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NASA’s Roman telescope will catch 100,000 explosions — and rewrite the Universe’s story
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope is set to embark on a deep-sky survey that could capture nearly 100,000 cosmic explosions, ...
NASA to launch 2 new satellites that will help forecast solar storms
The same charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere responsible for the northern lights can also damage Earth’s electrical ...
NASA’s X-59 moves under its own power
NASA announced a successful test of its X-59 aircraft at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., that could lead to ...