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A NASA committee determined that the Chandra X-ray Observatory would have to cease operations under the proposed budget cuts in NASA’s 2025 budget. The committee reviewed various options but found that only shutting down Chandra fit within the proposed… Continue reading Proposed NASA Budget Cuts Would End Chandra X-Ray Observatory→

NASA reports in an article for Phys.Org: Scientists were stunned on May 30 when a rock that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drove over cracked open to reveal something never seen before on the Red Planet: yellow sulfur crystals. Since October 2023, the rov… Continue reading NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Yellow Sulfur Crystals In Martian Rock→

Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA announced Wednesday its intent to discontinue development of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. NASA: NASA stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks… Continue reading NASA Ends VIPER Project→

NASA: The stars above and on Earth aligned as an inspirational message and lyrics from the song “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” by hip-hop artist Missy Elliott were beamed to Venus via NASA’s DSN (Deep Space Network). The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory … Continue reading NASA Transmits Hip-Hop Song To Deep Space for First Time→

An anonymous reader shared this report from ScienceAlert:

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, tasked with taking a close-up look at the Sun’s outer corona, has just equalled the record for the fastest-moving human-made object ever.
The previous record holder? … Continue reading Fastest Object Ever Made By Humans Continues Circling the Sun, 500x Faster Than Sound→