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India’s GSLV Rocket Successfully Deploys $1.5B NASA-ISRO NISAR Earth Radar Satellite

India’s ISRO placed the NASA-ISRO NISAR Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite into orbit aboard its GSLV rocket, marking the launch of a first-of-its-kind $1.5 billion Earth science mission set to scan the planet twice every 12 days for climate and disaster monitoring.

2025-07-30T05:43:45.505224-07:00

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NASA Chiefs, Employees and Lawmakers Blast 47% Science Funding Cut

2025-07-25T04:39:04.891877-07:00

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NASA-ISRO’s $1.5B NISAR Earth Radar Satellite to Launch July 30

2025-07-22T05:06:24.500841-07:00

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FAA Scrubs SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch of NASA’s TRACERS Rideshare from Vandenberg

2025-07-22T08:50:22.230667-07:00

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Study finds Mars’ mid-latitude glaciers are nearly pure water ice A new analysis of radar data suggests that glaciers in Mars’ mid-latitudes consist almost entirely of water ice, with minimal dust content. The finding raises the prospect of in-situ resource utilization for future human missions and informs models of the Red Planet’s climatic history.

2025-07-30T10:05:37.522932-07:00

Study finds Mars’ mid-latitude glaciers are nearly pure water ice

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India’s GSLV Rocket Successfully Deploys $1.5B NASA-ISRO NISAR Earth Radar Satellite India’s ISRO placed the NASA-ISRO NISAR Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite into orbit aboard its GSLV rocket, marking the launch of a first-of-its-kind $1.5 billion Earth science mission set to scan the planet twice every 12 days for climate and disaster monitoring.

2025-07-30T05:43:45.505224-07:00

India’s GSLV Rocket Successfully Deploys $1.5B NASA-ISRO NISAR Earth Radar Satellite

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LuSEE-Night Completes Design, Paving Way for 2026 Lunar Far Side Radio Telescope Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment-Night (LuSEE-Night) has finished design and construction, marking the first radio telescope to operate on the Moon’s far side. Slated for launch on a lunar lander in 2026, the instrument will exploit the radio-quiet environment to probe primordial cosmic signals.

2025-07-29T04:50:25.307991-07:00

LuSEE-Night Completes Design, Paving Way for 2026 Lunar Far Side Radio Telescope

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NASA Pauses Acquisition of Lunar Comm Ground Stations Amid Budget Uncertainty NASA has halted plans to procure a network of commercial ground stations intended to offload lunar communications traffic from its aging Deep Space Network. The decision follows persistent budget uncertainties that jeopardize expansion of critical ground infrastructure for upcoming lunar missions.

2025-07-29T04:47:56.488849-07:00

NASA Pauses Acquisition of Lunar Comm Ground Stations Amid Budget Uncertainty

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Scientists Solve Mystery of Lunar Dust Ejecta Patterns Threatening Moon Bases Scientists have solved the decades-old mystery behind the patterns of dust clouds kicked up by lunar landings. Their findings reveal how plume-driven regolith ejecta form swirling debris curtains that could endanger surface habitats, guiding the design of safer landing and base infrastructure for upcoming Moon missions.

2025-07-25T05:24:12.492990-07:00

Scientists Solve Mystery of Lunar Dust Ejecta Patterns Threatening Moon Bases

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NASA Chiefs, Employees and Lawmakers Blast 47% Science Funding Cut Former NASA science chiefs, employees and lawmakers protested the White House’s FY2026 budget, which would slash the Science Mission Directorate’s funding by 47% and trigger mass layoffs. They warn the move jeopardizes dozens of planetary, Earth-observation and astrophysics missions and undermines US space leadership.

2025-07-25T04:39:04.891877-07:00

NASA Chiefs, Employees and Lawmakers Blast 47% Science Funding Cut

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China Unveils Footprint Logo Signaling Crewed Moon Ambitions Beijing’s new space program logo—a stylized crescent moon bearing twin footprints—provides a clear indicator of its objective: a human landing on the lunar surface. The branding aligns with China’s accelerating development of heavy-lift rockets and recent lunar exploration milestones.

2025-07-24T13:30:58.480610-07:00

China Unveils Footprint Logo Signaling Crewed Moon Ambitions

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Wētā Workshop Unveils Antique Bronze “First Beagle on the Moon” Snoopy Sculpture Wētā Workshop has unveiled an antique bronze sculpture of Snoopy, commemorating the beagle’s symbolic role as Apollo 10’s call sign and NASA’s Silver Snoopy award mascot. The piece joins a series of space-inspired collectibles, highlighting enduring public interest in lunar heritage and opportunities in space memorabilia markets.

2025-07-23T19:04:38.770666-07:00

Wētā Workshop Unveils Antique Bronze “First Beagle on the Moon” Snoopy Sculpture

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