Trump Picked Sean Duffy as Interim Head of NASA
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Space.com on MSNSenators push back on Trump's proposal to cut NASA science funding by 47%The Senate appropriations committee initially voted in favor of a bill rejecting Trump's NASA budget cuts, but discussions are still ongoing.
In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that bring scientists closer to solving one of the Sun’s biggest mysteries: how the solar wind is born.
New images taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope show young stars forming within a "toe bean" on the Cat's Paw Nebula.
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Space.com on MSNAs NASA's budget shrinks, Europe doubles down on Earth science: 'Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation'Despite geopolitical tension and national budget woes, one message rang out loud and clear at Living Planet Symposium 2025: Earth science is a global mission. ESA has long fostered partnerships with NASA, JAXA, ISRO and many other space agencies and those collaborations continue to underpin the progress being made today.
Senators from both parties signaled they plan to push back against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to NASA and its science programs, setting up a potential budget battle with the White House.
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Around 2,145 senior-ranking employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration are set to leave under a push to shed staff, Politico reported on Wednesday citing documents obtained by the news outlet.
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Space.com on MSNEvery living former NASA science chief opposes Trump's proposed budget cuts in letter to CongressThe 47% budget cut would obliterate NASA's science program, experts say.
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNMysterious ‘Red Sprite’ Appears in NASA Astronaut Photo From the Space Station. What Is This Strange Electrical Flare?Red sprites are among a class of enigmatic weather phenomena that appear over thunderstorms, known as Transient Luminous Events