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New space race: Acting Nasa chief Duffy to announce plan for building nuclear reactor on moon this week- Here’s what we know

US transportation secretary Sean Duffy is set to reveal accelerated plans for constructing a lunar nuclear reactor this week, marking his first significant initiative as Nasa‘s interim administrator.According to documents reviewed by POLITICO, this announcement will establish a clearer timeline for the lunar reactor project, despite Nasa facing substantial budget reductions. This initiative demonstrates Duffy’s […]

Trump–Musk rift deepens: Elon Musk announces decommissioning of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft after Trump targets government contracts

In a dramatic escalation of their ongoing feud, Elon Musk on Thursday said SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft, following US President Donald Trump‘s threat to terminate federal contracts and subsidies linked to the tech billionaire.“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft […]

NASA fired the employee they once celebrated, then tried to erase her story — here’s who she is |

Rose Ferreira | (Image source: Brooke Owens Fellow) Rose Ferreira’s remarkable journey from a poverty-stricken childhood in the Caribbean to a full-time position at NASA is a story of unwavering resilience, determination, and passion for science. Born in one of the poorest neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic, Ferreira faced numerous hardships, including homelessness, abuse, and […]

Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised

Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change report on Nasa website as promised. (Image: AP) WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has taken another step to make it harder to find major, legally mandated scientific assessments of how climate change is endangering the nation and its people.Earlier this month, the official government websites that hosted […]

Israel launches Dror-1 satellite: SpaceX Falcon 9 powers mission; digital payload onboard

Dror-1 satellite launched (Image credits: Israel War Room) Israel’s new national communications satellite, Dror-1, was successfully launched into space early Sunday morning from Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch facility in Florida.The Dror-1 satellite, developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), weighs 4.5 tons, spans 17.8 meters, and is equipped with the largest transmission and reception antennas ever […]

Nasa’s stars may fall: Trump may trigger mass exit of 2,000+ scientists and staffs; smallest workforce since 1960s

This is a representational image Nasa is set to lose more than 2,000 senior-level employees as part of a push to cut government staff. According to documents obtained by POLITICO, 2,145 employees in top roles are expected to leave the space agency in the coming months. Many of them have years of experience and play […]

Nasa shake-up: Trump appoints Sean Duffy as interim administrator; withdraws Isaacman nomination over ties with Musk

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (local time) that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will now serve as the interim administrator of Nasa.In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Duffy’s work in transportation, saying he is improving air traffic control systems and rebuilding roads and bridges.“Sean is doing a TREMENDOUS job in handling our […]

How two satellites are mimicking total solar eclipses in space

This image shows the Sun’s corona captured by the Proba-3 pair of spacecraft in the visible light spectrum, with the hair-like structures revealed using a specialized image processing algorithm (Image credit: AP) A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses by flying in precise and fancy formation, providing hours of on-demand […]

Trump vs Musk: Nasa, Pentagon rattled by ISS threat- officials warn space program caught in feud

Nasa logo, left, and Elon Musk (Image credits: AP) Nasa and the Pentagon moved quickly this past week to contact alternative spaceflight providers after a public spat between US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk raised new fears about the government’s reliance on SpaceX.The situation escalated when Musk, responding to Trump’s threat to cancel SpaceX […]

‘Illegal alien’: Steve Bannon demands federal probe into Musk’s immigration status; says SpaceX should be seized ‘before midnight’

Steve Bannon, left, and Elon Musk Former White House official Steve Bannon on Thursday called for Elon Musk to be investigated and deported, claiming the billionaire is in the US illegally.“They should initiate a formal investigation of his immigration status, because I am of the strong belief that he is an illegal alien, and he […]