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Can We Defend Earth from Asteroids? Here's What You Need to Know
Efforts to protect Earth from asteroid impacts have made significant strides, notably with NASA’s DART mission, which successfully altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022. This achievement marked a key advancement in planetary defence, demonstrating that asteroid deflection is a viable strategy. However, the success of DART al...
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US President Donald Trump Proposes NASA Budget Cut; Focuses More On Space Exploration
US President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget is expected to slash NASA's funding from about $19.3 billion to $19.1 billion. As a result, some of NASA missions, currently in development - including the mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa and NASA Earth science missions - could be shuttered.
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Trump Budget 'Cripples' Environment, Science, Critics Say
US President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget would slash funding for science, health and environmental programs at home and abroad, sparking an outcry on Thursday among experts who say the cuts would endanger the planet.
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NASA Extends Contract With Russia for Rides to Space Station
NASA extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station due to budget cuts that have delayed commercial US alternatives, the US space agency said on Wednesday.
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Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions
NASA is making a cosmic U-turn on the road to Mars. For the past two decades, the U.S. space agency has been practically obsessed with Mars. It has hardly missed an opportunity about every two years to fling robotic spacecraft at the red planet. This summer, the most high-tech rover ever, Curiosity, will land near the Martian equator in search of t...
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Can We Defend Earth from Asteroids? Here's What You Need to Know
Efforts to protect Earth from asteroid impacts have made significant strides, notably with NASA’s DART mission, which successfully altered the orbit of the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022. This achievement marked a key advancement in planetary defence, demonstrating that asteroid deflection is a viable strategy. However, the success of DART al...
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US President Donald Trump Proposes NASA Budget Cut; Focuses More On Space Exploration
US President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget is expected to slash NASA's funding from about $19.3 billion to $19.1 billion. As a result, some of NASA missions, currently in development - including the mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa and NASA Earth science missions - could be shuttered.
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Trump Budget 'Cripples' Environment, Science, Critics Say
US President Donald Trump's proposed 2018 budget would slash funding for science, health and environmental programs at home and abroad, sparking an outcry on Thursday among experts who say the cuts would endanger the planet.
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NASA Extends Contract With Russia for Rides to Space Station
NASA extended its contract with Russia to fly astronauts to the International Space Station due to budget cuts that have delayed commercial US alternatives, the US space agency said on Wednesday.
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Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions
NASA is making a cosmic U-turn on the road to Mars. For the past two decades, the U.S. space agency has been practically obsessed with Mars. It has hardly missed an opportunity about every two years to fling robotic spacecraft at the red planet. This summer, the most high-tech rover ever, Curiosity, will land near the Martian equator in search of t...
