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NASA JPL director quits for ‘personal reasons’

Laurie Leshin, director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), is stepping down in June and will be replaced by JPL veteran David Gallagher. JPL directors come and go, but Voyager flies on… Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech Leshin was appointed to the top job in 2022 and has faced multiple challenges during her tenure, not least dealing with […]

Ukraine’s economy has greater staying power than Russia’s, but the US mineral deal shows how fragile its advantage is

Despite Russia’s occupation of its territory, missile attacks on its infrastructure and the enormous human costs of the war, Ukraine’s economy has been impressively resilient. Its effective military resistance against a much stronger adversary is in fact underpinned by this successful economic management. Rather than face institutional sclerosis or even collapse, Ukraine’s state capacity has […]

Trump picks Casey Means for surgeon general, after first nominee withdraws

Trump picks Casey Means for surgeon general, after first nominee withdraws toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP President Trump has switched up his pick for U.S. Surgeon General tapping best-selling author and wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means in place of his initial pick, former Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat. Nesheiwat withdrew her nomination following scrutiny over […]

NASA Expands SPHEREx Science Return Through Commercial Partnership

NASA is partnering with commercial industry to expand our knowledge of Earth, our solar system, and beyond. Recently, NASA collaborated with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) to support data transfer for the agency’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission to explore the origins of the universe. “Not […]

Like something from sci-fi! One robot orbiting Mars photographs another robot on the Martian surface

It could easily be something from a sci-fi movie, but this image shows a roving robot on Mars, photographed by another robotic probe orbiting the planet. The image shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover driving across the Martian surface, captured by the HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. NASA says this […]

Congress Urged To Reject Trump’s ‘Destructive’ NASA Plan

Topline NASA’s top-line funding could be slashed by 24% and its science budget by 47% after what experts describe as a “destructive proposal” by the Trump Administration to cut almost $6 billion from the space agency's budget. Some flagship NASA missions would be lost, but the proposal underscores the administration’s priority of returning to the […]

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