Reusable rockets are here, so why is NASA paying more to launch stuff to space?:
Something appears to be broken in how NASA procures launch services.
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NASA calculated when life will end on Earth. Here's our deadline: In collaboration with a Japanese university, NASA researchers used supercomputers to predict ...
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NASA fixes an 'unsolvable' 21-year-old fault aboard Voyager 1 from 25 billion km away
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NASA's Perseverance rover spots first auroras from the surface of Mars : A green glow snapped from Mars marks the first time that an aurora has been observed ...
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How to see May’s full flower moon: May’s flower moon will appear full on Sunday and Monday evening, though this micromoon will look a little smaller than normal.
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Failed Soviet-era spacecraft expected to crash back to Earth overnight: It is unclear where the spacecraft will land, experts say.
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NASA finds strange designs on Mars that hint at what happened 3.8 million years ago
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Trump Budget Calls for Stranding NASA’s Mars Samples on the Red Planet: After billions of dollars in spending and decades of planning, NASA may be forced to ...
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NASA Just Found the Moon Is Uneven—What We Know So Far: The finding could explain the long-running mystery of why the surfaces of the lunar near and far sides ...
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Image from the original article. Source: Sanskrit scientific language, NASA has written papers on it: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta
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Key FactsSanskrit: A Scientific Language According to Delhi CM
May 05 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: deccanherald.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: deccanherald.com
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta asserted that Sanskrit is a scientific language recognized by NASA.
- Her claim referenced a 1985 paper exploring Sanskrit's use in Artificial Intelligence.
- Gupta criticized societal biases favoring fluency in foreign languages over Sanskrit.
- The Delhi government aims to make Sanskrit more accessible through free classes in schools and other venues.
"Even NASA scientists have written papers on Sanskrit and have confirmed that it is a scientific language."— Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta addressing the closing ceremony of a 10-day Sanskrit learning initiative.
NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has begun its mission to map the entire sky in 3D: The SPHEREx observatory is on a 25-month mission to map the sky in ...
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Why NASA’s VIPER Lunar Rover Is Still in Limbo: NASA’s nearly complete yet canceled lunar rover VIPER isn’t going to get carried to the moon by a private space ...
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Elon Musk Set to Win Big With Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Pentagon Budget: Trump’s proposal cuts SpaceX competitors out of the NASA budget and could add billions to ...
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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope captures bright auroras on Jupiter
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Trump budget would slash NASA funds, kill off Artemis’ SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft
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Goal never achieved: Soviet space probe crashes into Earth: The re-entry of the probe, launched in 1972, is expected on Saturday. The exact impact location is ...
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Donald Trump wants to cut $252 billion from the US budget. These are the key takeaways from his plan
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NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues: “The Budget reduces the space station’s crew size and onboard research.”…
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NASA's Perseverance rover films first auroras from the surface of Mars: Auroras on Mars don't look quite like they do on Earth.
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Space travel: The US government wants to go to the moon and Mars. Can this work?: The American government recently presented a draft budget for 2026 ...
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First Visible Aurora Spotted Over Mars by NASA Rover: A serendipitous solar outburst let scientists point the robot’s cameras toward the Red Planet’s sky to spot ...
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This black hole can hold 1 million suns, but an even bigger monster near it poses a mystery
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In Photos: See The Full ‘Flower Moon’ Light Up Skies Worldwide: May's flower moon dazzled skywatchers on May 12, 2025, rising just after sunset to ...
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Climate research under the chainsaw: US authorities have so far been the backbone of climate research. Trump's government is working to change that ...
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Bacteria found invading cleanroom can heal itself and survive space radiation: Bacteria that can survive in space have been found on Earth. Scientists will use ...
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Another asteroid poses risk to Earth, predicted to crash into the planet in the next...
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NASA astronauts are proud bedwetters. They even practice.: You ain't cool unless you pee your space pants.
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NASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its age: One of the engines on NASA’s next Space Launch System rocket requires repairs.
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NASA Scientists Rediscover Abandoned U.S. Nuclear Base in Greenland: The military base is a reminder of America’s long—and contentious—presence in Greenland.
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Image from the original article. Source: Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks
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Key FactsAmazon Launches First Kuiper Satellites in Internet Race
Apr 29 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- Amazon launched 27 satellites for its Kuiper broadband network to compete with SpaceX's Starlink.
- The total planned satellite count is 3,236, with a budget of $10 billion for the project.
- The launch was delayed over a year, and Amazon is likely to request an extension from the FCC.
- With the Kuiper project, Amazon aims to provide internet access to rural areas and plans to begin service soon.
There's room for lots of winners there. I predict Starlink will continue to be successful, and I predict Kuiper will be successful as well.— Jeff Bezos, Amazon Executive Chairman, in a January interview with Reuters.
Trump 2026 space budget would cancel NASA rocket, lunar station: U.S. President Donald Trump's budget proposal seeks to axe key parts of NASA's moon program with ...
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Congress Urged To Reject Trump’s ‘Destructive’ NASA Plan: NASA's topline funding could be slashed by 24% and its science budget by 47% after what experts ...
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NASA’s Don Pettit Shot 220 Days of Amazing Photos From the I.S.S.: Don Pettit brought a photographer’s eye to orbit, capturing the artistry of the cosmos and our ...
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What's the best time to see the Aquarids meteor shower? When and how to watch: The Aquarids meteor shower is set to peak this week. Everyone in the U.S ...
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Northern Lights Update: Here’s Where Aurora Borealis May Appear Friday Amid Geomagnetic Storm
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Here's How to See Eta Aquarids Meteor Spectacle: The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is an annual celestial event that peaks in early May.
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A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to reach Venus is due to crash back to Earth this week
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US government wants to reduce NASA budget by almost 25 percent and cut jobs: According to a proposal by the Trump administration, NASA should focus on moon | and ...
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Elon Musk’s Megarocket Gets Green Light To Launch 25 Times A Year: SpaceX has received FAA approval for 25 launches of its Starship space vehicle per year ...
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NASA astronauts step outside space station to perform the 5th all-female spacewalk
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Northern Lights Update: Aurora Borealis May Appear In These 8 States Friday Night
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Top ex-NASA official claims he saw footage of large, white flying saucer marked with Air Force logo: report
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NASA to cut space station astronauts, research: Facing a $1 billion budget shortfall, NASA is dropping the number of astronauts on the International Space ...
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Trump aims to cut $6 billion from NASA budget, shifting $1 billion to Mars-focused missions
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'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission: Don Pettit says microgravity makes him "feel 30 years old again."
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Tracking Cosmos 482: When will the Soviet-era spacecraft return to Earth?: Cosmos 482 was launched to space by the Soviet Union in 1972. It has been in Earth's ...
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NASA data: Sea level is rising faster than expected: Green knowledge to go: Increasingly, the consequences of climate change expected by scientists are being ...
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CBS News May 01
Astronaut Anne McClain joins all-female spacewalk — 6 years after missing out over suit sizing issue
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Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States May See Aurora Borealis Tonight Amid Geomagnetic Storm
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Trump’s Brain Drain at NASA Leaves the Agency Spaced Out: At stake is the broader issue of trust in science—and America’s place in the cosmos.
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Ex-NASA Official Breaks Decades-Long Silence on 'Flying Saucer': NASA flight surgeon Gregory Rogers revealed to the Daily Mail that the U.S ...
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SpaceX rocket launch today in California: How to see liftoff from Arizona: Arizonans who missed seeing a SpaceX rocket soar over the night sky a few nights ago ...
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Futurism May 05
Elon Musk Became Fixated on the Idea That a Sniper Shot His Rocket, Causing It to Explode
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Futurism May 02
White House Announces Plans to Rip Up NASA's Moon Program: The Trump has called on NASA to cancel its "grossly expensive and delayed" Space Launch ...
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Northern Lights Forecast: 8 States Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight After Geomagnetic Storms
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Could Make Billions If Trump’s Budget Proposal Is Approved: SpaceX, already one of the biggest NASA and Pentagon contractors ...
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How To See An Asteroid Bigger Than A Football Stadium Come Close On Thursday: Asteroid (612356) 2002 JX8 will come within 2.6 million miles (4 ...
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'-87 degree celsius': NASA's James Webb Telescope discovers coldest ever exoplanet in 'forbidden zone'
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What Trump’s Proposed NASA Budget Cuts Really Mean for the Space Agency: Space exploration and science could take a serious hit as funding is slashed by 24% ...
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Watch SpaceX’s Starship on its way for 9th test flight: SpaceX has shared footage of the Starship spacecraft heading for preflight testing at Starbase in Texas.
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NASA budget cuts put wildfire fighting programs at risk: The FireSense project uses controlled burns to study how wildfires spread, and could help prevent them ...
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Trump plan to slash NASA funding could cost Houston-area jobs: President Donald Trump's budget request would slash NASA funding by 25% and result in the end of ...
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Trump’s 2026 NASA budget would slash ISS crew and allocate more money for Elon: President Trump’s proposed budget for 2026 includes cutting about a quarter of ...
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James Webb Telescope captures 5,00,000 galaxies, but NASA needs your help to identify them
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Exoplanet discovered in 2020 has the coldest temperatures ever measured, scientists say
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NASA Found a Strange ‘Skull’ on Mars That May Have ‘Originated From Elsewhere’: NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted a dark, craggy formation jutting out from the ...
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Unique photo of the Mars rover "Curiosity": A small black dot on a long journey: The robot "Curiosity" has been traveling alone across Mars for years ...
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Could a new 'star' shine above Indiana soon? Why NASA is excited again about T Coronae Borealis
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In Photos: NASA Spacecraft Sees Two Spectacular Solar Eclipses: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observed 23% and 2% partial solar eclipses on April 27 and 28 ...
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Eta Aquarids meteor shower set to reach its peak early next week: Missed last week's meteor shower? Stargazes are in luck!
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NASA Urges Public To Look At Night Sky Now As ‘Nova’ Nears: In advance of a star called T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) or the “Blaze Star” exploding in a very rare ...
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Trump’s pick to lead NASA moves closer to confirmation: Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, who founded Shift4 Payments has flown to space twice with SpaceX.
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Futurism May 01
NASA Spacecraft Runs Into Thruster Trouble En Route to Zillion-Dollar Asteroid: The NASA Psyche spacecraft, which is slated to visit an absurdly valuable ...
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NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
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What to know about Project Kuiper, Amazon's satellite internet venture: Project Kuiper, Amazon's satellite internet venture, aims to bring broadband to remote ...
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Futurism May 05
NASA Astronaut Alarmed to Notice "Slice" in Her Suit's Glove During Spacewalk: A NASA astronaut noticed a "slice" in the index finger of her right ...
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Asteroids: NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Space Rock Approaching Earth: NASA tracks asteroids through several programs to monitor objects that could pose a threat to ...
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Contributor: To dumbly go where no space budget has gone before: Potential Trump administration funding cuts at NASA would take a blowtorch to space science and ...
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Amazon launches its first internet satellites to rival SpaceX Starlink: Amazon has successfully launched its first satellites for the company’s Project Kuiper ...
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Amazon Launches First 27 Project Kuiper Satellites. It Has A Long Way to Go Before Becoming a Satellite-Internet Powerhouse.
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