NASA rover finds sign of life on Mars
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NASA's experimental X-59 jet is designed to fly faster than sound — but also dampen the infamous sonic "boom."
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Trump admin escalates space race with China, banning visa-holding scientists from working at NASA
NASA has banned Chinese citizens with US visas from participating in agency programs — a dramatic escalation in the space race between China and the United States.
It is unclear how much notice Nasa gave Chinese nationals who were working for the agency. Bloomberg reported that they had suddenly found they were denied access to the agency's data systems and were barred from participating in meetings relating to their work - both in-person and virtual.
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'I'll be damned if that's the story we write': Acting NASA Administrator Duffy vows not to lose moon race to China
NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy pushed back against recent claims that the agency is losing ground to China in the race back to the moon, promising the Artemis program will get astronauts there first,
The House committee met to discuss the commerce, justice, and science budget bill, which allocates funding to federal agencies like NASA. The bill secures more than $24.8 billion for NASA, about the same amount the agency received in 2024 and 2025—much higher than the administration’s previously proposed $18.8 billion for 2026.
As NASA gears up next year’s Artemis II test flight, you have an opportunity to add your name to the spacecraft’s digital manifest. You can claim your “spot” and boarding pass alongside the crew by adding your name here by January 21, 2026. You can also add your name and get a boarding pass in Spanish.
House appropriators offered support, but no specific funding, for several NASA missions slated for cancellation in the administration’s 2026 budget.
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