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Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce

The Planetary Society called on the Trump administration to reverse the "arbitrary decision" to fire upwards of 1,000 employees across NASA headquarters and 10 agency field centers, and urged the government to collaborate with Congress and other stakeholders "to define a clear strategy for continued U.S. leadership in space."

CNN on MSN · 1h

NASA strikes deal over layoffs of recent hires

NASA confirmed it may have sidestepped sweeping layoffs that were expected, potentially saving hundreds of newly hired employees and career professionals.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

NASA Working to Exempt Employees From Government-Wide Layoffs

NASA managers are seeking a “blanket waiver” to save probationary employees from layoffs, according to internal meeting notes seen by Bloomberg, as other federal agencies are forced to fire their newest hires in an effort to reduce employee headcount.

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NASA employees in Houston spared from latest round of government layoffs

NASA employees at Johnson Space Center were spared from Tuesday night's latest round of government layoffs. It's a surprise turn of events hours after the center's probationary employees had been bracing to be fired.

NASA increases odds of asteroid hitting Earth

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NASA says an asteroid could hit earth in 2032. Here’s what you need to know

Scientists are projecting a small but significant chance that an asteroid could strike the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Asteroids — the rocky remnants left over from the formation of the solar system about 4.

The Washington Post on MSN · 8h

Odds of recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth drop nearly to zero

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

UPI News on MSN · 13h

NASA reduces likelihood of asteroid impacting earth to 1.5%

NASA said Wednesday that new data collected overnight cut the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1.5%. The chances of impact had been 3.1%.

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5000 Comets Discovered Using Space-Based Sun Observatory

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...

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NASA’s New, $4 Billion Space Telescope Will Unravel a Great Cosmic Mystery

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

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Under Trump, NASA meetings are on hold and missions are up in the air

NASA is a methodical institution that plans its missions years or even decades in advance, enjoys a famously loyal workforce ...

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NASA's Jim Free Retires After 30 Years of Service

Official portrait of NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, taken on Nov. 22, 2024, at the agency's headquarters in ...

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That Huge 2024 Solar Storm Didn’t Just Light Up the Skies—It Reshaped Space Near Earth

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

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NASA to Update Core Flight System Software Within 2025

Read about the new features that NASA will deploy with the upcoming update of its core Flight System software.

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Fastest exoplanet ever is dragged through space at 1.2 million mph by hypervelocity star

Astronomers have discovered what seems to be a star racing through the Milky Way at 1.2 million mph, dragging a Neptune-sized ...

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NASA successfully joins sunshade to Roman Observatory’s ‘exoskeleton’

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully integrated the mission’s deployable aperture cover — a ...

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2 space objects are traveling so fast, they might exit the galaxy

In 2011, a project that surveyed the Milky Way galaxy for exoplanets — which are planets beyond our solar system — spotted an ...

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NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free Retires After 30+ Years of Service

NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free retires after 30+ years, leaving a legacy of leadership in space exploration.

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Neptune's Clouds Are Vanishing - Hubble Space Telescope Reveals

Hubble Space Telescope imagery Neptune has revealed that the planet's clouds are disappearing. Credit: NASA Goddard Space ...

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