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What did a NASA scientist just say about city-killing asteroids and the alleged damage they could do?

A NASA scientist has warned that thousands of city-killing asteroids could strike Earth, and there’s currently no defense ...

NASA scientist warns there’s no way to stop thousands of city-killing asteroids from striking Earth: ‘It keeps me up at night’

She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to take out a ...

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE CALLS OUT PLAN TO BYPASS CONGRESS AND DEFUND NASA SCIENCE

Withholding congressionally appropriated NASA science funds signals a broader crisis of democratic governance, not just ...

White House Withholds Funding for NASA Science Missions Despite Recent Budget Bill

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) instructed NASA to temporarily pause funding for a number of science missions. The move aligns with the White House’s proposed cuts for NASA’s 2026 budget, ...

The fuel set to propel NASA’s moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it?

NASA’s first crewed moon mission in decades was delayed as its engineers grapple with an all-too-familiar rocket problem: hydrogen leaks. Fixing the issue is even trickier than it may seem.
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White House withholds NASA science funds

Officials have directed the space agency to pause funds for a host of science missions the White House originally pushed to cancel in its 2026 budget request, according to a letter sent to the ...

NASA partners with Vast to send private astronauts to ISS

NASA and Vast are teaming up so that the aerospace company can send four private astronauts to the ISS in 2027 following a ...
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NASA selects two Earth science missions for development

NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.

NASA hopes fuel leaks are fixed as it launches another countdown test for the Artemis II moonshot

Launch teams replaced a pair of seals and a clogged filter at the Kennedy Space Center pad where the giant moon rocket stands before starting the countdown clocks back up. The two-day test will ...
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NASA fired three rockets into the northern lights and the results are stunning

NASA has pulled off a high-flying aurora investigation, launching three rockets into the glowing northern lights over Alaska. One mission targeted mysterious dark patches called black auroras, while ...
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NASA pauses most Swift science ops to buy time for reboost mission

Anticipated summer launch is cutting it fine NASA has ended most science operations on its Swift observatory to keep the ...
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NASA budget would cancel dozens of science missions, lay off thousands

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory would be terminated in the agency's fiscal year 2026 budget request. Credit: NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan Updated 8 p.m. Eastern with AIA comment. REYKJAVÍK, Iceland — NASA ...