Topic: In-depth
Closer Look: The List of Canceled Projects Keeps Growing

Closer Look: The List of Canceled Projects Keeps Growing

After writing that last section, I took a break, I ate some edamame, and I scanned BlueSky, and I learned the story I now need to write is somehow even more depressing than it was 30 minutes ago. There are a lot of articles out there on the missions that may be cancelled… on how the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope is nearly ready for launch and might just get shelved or worse… but what I’m not seeing are stories on what these cuts will mean to the space science workforce. That’s the story I want to tell. As the story went, the president’s proposed, but not yet submitted, FY 26 budget for...

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When Asteroids (Don’t) Attack

When Asteroids (Don’t) Attack

Artist's concept of the Hera mission gliding past Didymos to Dimorphos. Image credit: ESA For a hot second back in 2004, it looked like there was a couple percent chance the asteroid 99942 Apophis just might crash into the planet Earth on April 13, 2029. And even if...

Closer Look: Mars is the Future

Closer Look: Mars is the Future

Since Mars Spirit and Opportunity first set down on Mars in 2004, there has been a continuous robotic presence on the Red Planet. The Phoenix and Insight Landers have answered specific questions about Mars composition and interior, while a small herd of rovers have...