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Acting NASA chief says DOGE to review space agency spending

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What Is Elon Musk's Relationship With NASA as DOGE Arrives at Space Agency

Musk's DOGE is about to audit one of the agencies that has secured him billions in contracts over the last decade.

Reuters · 14h

Acting NASA chief says DOGE to review space agency spending as hundreds take buyout

NASA's acting administrator Janet Petro said on Wednesday that Elon Musk's government efficiency panel planned to examine the space agency's spending, and noted hundreds of agency employees had accepted a government buyout proposal.

Bloomberg on MSN · 22h

Musk’s DOGE Workers Are Headed to NASA for Spending Review

Elon Musk’s DOGE government-efficiency staff will be arriving at NASA to review payments at the US space agency, its acting administrator said on Wednesday.

NASA studying near-Earth asteroid

Yahoo · 1h

Asteroid 2024 YR4: NASA studying near-Earth asteroid

Astronomers are using the James Webb telescope to study an asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

Greek Reporter · 2h

NASA Says Asteroid Passing by in 2032 Could Hit Earth

NASA says an asteroid measuring up to 300 feet across could crash into Earth in 2032. While the agency says the chances of collision with our planet are extremely low, the impact probability has steadily increased since the rock was discovered.

Newsweek · 9h

NASA Issues Update on Chance of Asteroid Hitting Earth

In an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had gone from around 1.2 percent (one-in-83) to 2.3 percent (one-in-43).

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Moon or Mars? Why not both, acting NASA head Janet Petro says

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a ...

NASA Catches a Runaway Star System Traveling at 1.2 Million Miles Per Hour

Astronomers at NASA have caught a glimpse of a star system whipping through space at an unprecedented speed. While the system ...

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NASA's First Interactive Twitch Stream Shows How Much Astronauts Love Coffee

NASA astronauts Don Pettit and Matt Dominick answered questions from the audience and discussed daily life on the ISS.

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Perseverance rover's Mars samples show traces of ancient water, but NASA needs them on Earth to seek signs of life

NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of broken fragments no bigger than pencil erasers, and even grains of dust fine enough to ...

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NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts may return to Earth sooner under new plan

NASA's two stuck astronauts may end up back on Earth a little sooner than planned. The space agency said Tuesday that SpaceX ...

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NASA and SpaceX’s Unexpected Spacecraft Swap Sends Crew-10 to Space Sooner

NASA and SpaceX are pushing up Crew-10’s launch date by reusing a previously flown Dragon spacecraft, Endurance. This ...

Space.com18h

NASA denies setting 'new bans' for employees amid reports of removing LGBTQI+ symbols from offices

"Some managers have been reminding employees to be mindful of what personal affects they have in their workspaces, but there ...

NASA observing ‘city-killer’ asteroid en route for Earth

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is helping astronomers study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of striking Earth ...

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