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Lawmakers vow again to reject proposed NASA cuts

Lawmakers are signaling renewed opposition to the administration’s proposed NASA budget reductions, with at least one senior member arguing the plan cannot support the agency’s directed goals. The warning raises the likelihood of another appropriations fight over NASA’s priorities and mission scope.

2026-04-22T14:19:54.616846-07:00

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NASA Roman Space Telescope nears launch: fully assembled, set for September 2026 lift-off, eight months ahead of schedule and un

2026-04-21T07:55:45.678464-07:00

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Curiosity rover finds its most diverse suite yet of organic molecules on Mars, including new detections from Glen Torridon clay-

2026-04-21T04:25:36.472414-07:00

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NASA powers down Voyager 1’s LECP instrument to conserve energy and extend interstellar mission life

2026-04-20T15:00:02.164662-07:00

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Lawmakers vow again to reject proposed NASA cuts Lawmakers are signaling renewed opposition to the administration’s proposed NASA budget reductions, with at least one senior member arguing the plan cannot support the agency’s directed goals. The warning raises the likelihood of another appropriations fight over NASA’s priorities and mission scope.

2026-04-22T14:19:54.616846-07:00

Lawmakers vow again to reject proposed NASA cuts

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NASA’s photon-counting approach targets HDTV-quality sensing for Moon landings NASA is working toward Moon landing imaging that can deliver HDTV-class video by “pushing a button” to initiate an automated capture pipeline over roughly three hours. The method emphasizes counting photons—an approach designed to turn faint light into usable onboard imagery for landing workflows.

2026-04-22T12:49:37.136072-07:00

NASA’s photon-counting approach targets HDTV-quality sensing for Moon landings

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NASA Roman Space Telescope nears launch: fully assembled, set for September 2026 lift-off, eight months ahead of schedule and un NASA says the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is fully assembled and will launch as early as September 2026—eight months ahead of schedule and under cost. The mission will test new space-based planet-hunting technologies, including a coronagraph, to image exoplanets and dusty disks in the infrared.

2026-04-21T07:55:45.678464-07:00

NASA Roman Space Telescope nears launch: fully assembled, set for September 2026 lift-off, eight months ahead of schedule and un

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NASA to start monthly uncrewed Moon missions under CLPS beginning next year NASA says it plans to conduct monthly uncrewed lunar missions using CLPS starting next year, scaling how often payloads can be delivered to the Moon. The move is a major cadence change for commercial lunar services as NASA’s broader lunar architecture and lander options remain in flux.

2026-04-21T07:50:14.811777-07:00

NASA to start monthly uncrewed Moon missions under CLPS beginning next year

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Curiosity rover finds its most diverse suite yet of organic molecules on Mars, including new detections from Glen Torridon clay- NASA’s Curiosity has identified more than 20 organic molecules from clay-bearing sandstones in Gale Crater’s Glen Torridon using its Sample Analysis at Mars suite. Three drill samples taken during the rover’s work there returned diverse organics, including some never seen before, deepening the astrobiology case while not proving life.

2026-04-21T04:25:36.472414-07:00

Curiosity rover finds its most diverse suite yet of organic molecules on Mars, including new detections from Glen Torridon clay-

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NASA inspector general: Artemis lunar spacesuits and ISS xEMU upgrades face delays into the 2031 window NASA’s inspector general warns that new spacesuits required for Artemis lunar missions—and related suits supporting International Space Station operations—may not be ready until 2031. The assessment flags further schedule risk as NASA’s human lunar program continues to reshape architectures and milestones for the near term.

2026-04-20T20:02:21.781111-07:00

NASA inspector general: Artemis lunar spacesuits and ISS xEMU upgrades face delays into the 2031 window

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NASA powers down Voyager 1’s LECP instrument to conserve energy and extend interstellar mission life On April 17, engineers at NASA’s JPL sent commands to deactivate the Low-energy Charged Particles (LECP) experiment aboard Voyager 1 to preserve power. The 48-year-old spacecraft is now about 24 billion kilometers from Earth and is continuing its interstellar journey by turning off additional systems as batteries fade.

2026-04-20T15:00:02.164662-07:00

NASA powers down Voyager 1’s LECP instrument to conserve energy and extend interstellar mission life

Universe Today

NASA SPHEREx begins first data delivery, mapping the sky to track cosmic ices that inform future planet formation NASA’s SPHEREx medium-class survey telescope is now operating, with initial data starting to flow. The mission is mapping the entire sky on a six-month cadence, aiming to characterize “cosmic ices” whose composition and distribution are linked to the inputs for planet formation.

2026-04-20T08:52:45.989909-07:00

NASA SPHEREx begins first data delivery, mapping the sky to track cosmic ices that inform future planet formation

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Lawmakers vow again to reject proposed NASA cuts

NASA Roman Space Telescope nears launch: fully assembled, set for September 2026 lift-off, eight months ahead of schedule and un

Curiosity rover finds its most diverse suite yet of organic molecules on Mars, including new detections from Glen Torridon clay-

NASA powers down Voyager 1’s LECP instrument to conserve energy and extend interstellar mission life

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