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PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order using authority granted by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) to end collective bargaining with Federal unions in the following agencies with national security missions: Hydropower Facilities in the Bureau of Reclamation. Energy security is a critical national security mission. The Bureau of Reclamation operates …

The US government science programmes face a reckoning under the Trump administration and Nasa has emerged as one of the most prominent casualties. The administration’s proposed budget reductions would slash Nasa’s resources to levels not seen since before the first human spaceflight in 1961. The cuts are the steepest percentage drop in a single year ever proposed for the agency …

Lonnie Shekhtman Aug 21, 2025 NASA’s Artemis II mission, set to send four astronauts on a nearly 10-day mission around the Moon and back, will advance the agency’s goal to land astronauts at the Moon’s south polar region and will help set the stage for future crewed Mars missions. While the Artemis II crew will be the first humans to …

Neil Armstrong almost made a mistake. He had found an interesting rock sticking out of a formation. Curious to see what the rock was made of, he needed to examine its interior more closely. So he reached for his hammer and took a swing. The rock was far more brittle than he anticipated, and instead of cleaving in two it …

SALT LAKE CITY — Two mission concepts are seeking funding to fly by and even collide with an asteroid that is making a very close flyby of Earth in 2029. To continue reading this article: Register now and get3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out at any time. Sign in …

NASA and Google are collaborating to test an AI-powered medical assistant designed to support astronauts on long-duration missions, where communication delays with Earth make real-time medical consultations impossible. NASA, which is committed to a new era of human spaceflight with its Artemis program, is working with Google to test a proof of concept for a Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant …

To drive the development of key space-based capabilities for the United States, NASA is exploring an opportunity to demonstrate technology to raise a spacecraft’s orbit to a higher altitude. Two American companies – Cambrian Works of Reston, Virginia, and Katalyst Space Technologies of Flagstaff, Arizona – will develop concept design studies for a possible orbit boost for the agency’s Neil …

America has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open the space frontier by initiating a sustained program of human exploration of Mars. Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship launch system may soon be operational, offering payload delivery capability comparable to a Saturn V moon rocket at about 5% the cost. President Trump has announced that he plans on sending humans to Mars. But how …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌕 Chinese researchers have developed a solar-powered device to extract water, oxygen, and fuel from the Moon’s regolith. 🔬 The device utilizes sunlight and heat to facilitate reactions between lunar soil and carbon dioxide. 🚀 This innovation could significantly aid in establishing long-term lunar colonies by providing essential resources. 🛠 Researchers face challenges such as extreme temperature …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Bille is a newly realized geometric object, a monostable tetrahedron, that always settles on the same face. 🔍 Created by a professor-student team, it combines lightweight carbon fiber with tungsten to achieve unique stability. 🌕 The object could transform space exploration by enabling landers to autonomously reposition without mechanical assistance. 🤖 Beyond aerospace, Bille-inspired designs could …