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$20 million NASA mission to visit 'God of Chaos' asteroid saved from budget cuts in last-minute decision

NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from ...

Why So Many NASA Workers Are Leaving The Agency All At Once

Thousands of NASA employees will be leaving the agency in the span of a few months, and the reason why raises many concerns ...

With 15,000 workers furloughed and funds uncertain, NASA focuses on one mission — return to the moon

The space agency has been grappling with budget uncertainties and a talent exodus even before the shutdown. But NASA’s moon ...

NASA supercomputers calculated when life will end on Earth. Here’s our deadline

In collaboration with researchers from Toho University in Japan, NASA researchers have used supercomputers to model and determine how long life will remain possible on Earth. The calculated end date ...
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NASA lays off 550 employees at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in sweeping 'realignment' of workforce

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory braces for another round of layoffs as budget cuts loom. Approximately 550 employees of NASA ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lays off 550 workers

The director of the California lab said the layoffs — around 10% of the JPL workforce — aren't a result of the government ...

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory laying off hundreds

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., said it’s laying off 550 employees Tuesday as “part of a ...

Moon's largest crater harbors secret on south pole where NASA astronauts will land

Could Artemis III astronauts collect some lunar samples that shed light on the moon's mysterious past? That's what a team of ...

Former NASA nominee Jared Isaacman in talks to become agency's chief

Jared Isaacman, the private astronaut and Elon Musk ally who was removed from consideration to lead NASA earlier this year, ...
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Woman Surprised When Large Chunk of NASA Equipment Crashes Down From Sky

A West Texas woman found one of NASA’s missing unmanned scientific research balloons when it crashed in her neighbor's field.

Students get a flying start into space by working with NASA

For high school and college-level students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics , the unique learning ...