NASA Faces Historic Budget Cuts: Major Space Programs at Risk
NASA confronts a drastic 24.3% budget reduction that threatens key initiatives including Mars Sample Return and lunar missions. The proposed cuts would reshape the agency's priorities, emphasizing commercial partnerships while potentially surrendering American leadership in space science.
NASA's Electric Force Field Technology Successfully Shields Against Lunar Dust
NASA achieves breakthrough in lunar exploration with successful test of Electrodynamic Dust Shield technology during Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission. The innovative force field system effectively repels hazardous Moon dust from critical equipment using high-voltage electrodes, marking a crucial step toward sustained lunar presence.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe Sets Record with Closest-Ever Solar Approach
NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieved a historic milestone by passing just 3.8 million miles from the Sun's surface, marking the closest any human-made object has come to our star. Operating at 430,000 mph and enduring extreme temperatures, the probe continues gathering crucial data about solar phenomena and their effects on Earth.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope Gets Revolutionary New Optical System
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope reaches a major milestone with the delivery of its advanced optical system featuring a 300-megapixel infrared camera. The telescope will work alongside Webb to study dark matter, exoplanets and conduct unprecedented wide-field surveys of the cosmos.