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Ars Technica • Eric Berger

If Congress Axes SLS, NASA Must Rethink Deep-Space Exploration Architecture

The White House budget proposal, if enacted by Congress, would eliminate NASA’s Space Launch System, forcing a complete reconfiguration of its exploration architecture — from lunar Gateway support to deep-space missions — around alternative launchers and reallocated priorities.

2025-05-13T12:51:45.411482-07:00

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White House Budget Proposal Targets Roman Space Telescope, Jeopardizing Exoplanet Science

2025-05-13T08:05:38.111435-07:00

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Trump’s 2026 Budget Plan Would Scrap Mars Sample Return; Experts Call It a 'Major Step Back'

2025-05-13T02:06:17.584108-07:00

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Webb Captures Jupiter’s Auroras in Unprecedented Detail, Revealing Intensity and Rapid Fluctuations

2025-05-12T07:12:21.937334-07:00

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NASA, Saudi Space Agency to Fly CubeSat on Artemis II Test Flight NASA and the Saudi Space Agency have formalized an agreement for a CubeSat to hitch a ride on the Artemis II test mission, announced by President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. The shoebox‐sized satellite will measure space radiation en route to the Moon, supporting future crewed lunar efforts.

2025-05-13T15:47:20.307410-07:00

NASA, Saudi Space Agency to Fly CubeSat on Artemis II Test Flight

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If Congress Axes SLS, NASA Must Rethink Deep-Space Exploration Architecture The White House budget proposal, if enacted by Congress, would eliminate NASA’s Space Launch System, forcing a complete reconfiguration of its exploration architecture — from lunar Gateway support to deep-space missions — around alternative launchers and reallocated priorities.

2025-05-13T12:51:45.411482-07:00

If Congress Axes SLS, NASA Must Rethink Deep-Space Exploration Architecture

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White House Budget Proposal Targets Roman Space Telescope, Jeopardizing Exoplanet Science President’s fiscal 2026 budget blueprint would eliminate funding for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope—slated for a 2026 launch—alongside cuts to other flagship missions. Its cancellation risks derailing U.S. leadership in exoplanet microlensing surveys and dark energy studies.

2025-05-13T08:05:38.111435-07:00

White House Budget Proposal Targets Roman Space Telescope, Jeopardizing Exoplanet Science

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Trump’s 2026 Budget Plan Would Scrap Mars Sample Return; Experts Call It a 'Major Step Back' President Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget blueprint would eliminate NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission, reversing decades of scientific planning and stalling efforts to recover Martian rock and soil samples. Experts warn the decision risks undermining U.S. leadership in planetary science and could derail international cooperation on deep-space exploration.

2025-05-13T02:06:17.584108-07:00

Trump’s 2026 Budget Plan Would Scrap Mars Sample Return; Experts Call It a 'Major Step Back'

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NASA Sonifies Supernova: Cosmic 'Scream' Becomes Symphony NASA has transformed data from a dying supernova into an audible composition, marking one of three ‘cosmic symphonies’ generated directly from observational datasets. This novel approach offers scientists and the public a new way to perceive and interpret astrophysical phenomena.

2025-05-12T14:05:43.685066-07:00

NASA Sonifies Supernova: Cosmic 'Scream' Becomes Symphony

Universe Today

Aerocapture Could Slash Transit Time and Boost Payload for Uranus Orbiter and Probe A new NASA Langley study outlines how aerocapture techniques, adapted from the Curiosity mission, could reduce cruise time to Uranus and boost payload capacity for a proposed Uranus Orbiter and Probe. By braking in the ice giant’s upper atmosphere, transit could drop well below the 13-year Jupiter-assist baseline.

2025-05-12T09:22:38.605189-07:00

Aerocapture Could Slash Transit Time and Boost Payload for Uranus Orbiter and Probe

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Webb Captures Jupiter’s Auroras in Unprecedented Detail, Revealing Intensity and Rapid Fluctuations The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged Jupiter’s auroras at infrared wavelengths, finding them hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth and exhibiting rapid, unexplained changes. These observations challenge existing magnetospheric models and offer new insights into particle interactions in the giant planet’s upper atmosphere.

2025-05-12T07:12:21.937334-07:00

Webb Captures Jupiter’s Auroras in Unprecedented Detail, Revealing Intensity and Rapid Fluctuations

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Chang’e-5 Glass Beads Unlock Clues to Moon’s Deep Mantle The Chang’e-5 mission returned volcanic glass beads formed over 2.8 billion years ago in the Moon’s deep mantle, delivering the first direct geochemical samples of its interior. Analysis of their composition sheds new light on late-stage magma ocean crystallization and the thermal evolution of Earth’s satellite.

2025-05-12T06:10:38.345964-07:00

Chang’e-5 Glass Beads Unlock Clues to Moon’s Deep Mantle

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