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Trump's NASA Budget: \$8 Billion for Moon and Mars, Deep Cuts to Science
The Trump administration proposed a nearly 25% cut to NASA's 2026 budget, totaling \$18.8 billion, prioritizing human lunar and Mars missions (\$8 billion combined) while canceling the Mars sample return and significantly reducing funding for Earth science and other scientific research programs.
Trump's NASA Budget: \$8 Billion for Moon and Mars, Deep Cuts to Science
The Trump administration proposed a nearly 25% cut to NASA's 2026 budget, totaling \$18.8 billion, prioritizing human lunar and Mars missions (\$8 billion combined) while canceling the Mars sample return and significantly reducing funding for Earth science and other scientific research programs.
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48% Bias Score
NASA Nominee Prioritizes Mars Mission, Shifting Focus from Moon Program
President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, a billionaire space explorer, announced his vision to prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, potentially altering the Artemis moon program's timeline and resources.
NASA Nominee Prioritizes Mars Mission, Shifting Focus from Moon Program
President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, a billionaire space explorer, announced his vision to prioritize sending astronauts to Mars, potentially altering the Artemis moon program's timeline and resources.
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40% Bias Score
Chandrayaan-3 Finds Evidence of Frozen Water at Lunar Poles
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission discovered that frozen water might exist at depths as shallow as 10 centimeters in many regions of the lunar poles, even in sunlit areas, due to variations in the angle of the surface relative to the sun, significantly impacting future moon missions.
Chandrayaan-3 Finds Evidence of Frozen Water at Lunar Poles
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission discovered that frozen water might exist at depths as shallow as 10 centimeters in many regions of the lunar poles, even in sunlit areas, due to variations in the angle of the surface relative to the sun, significantly impacting future moon missions.
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24% Bias Score
Intuitive Machines' Athena Lunar Lander Mission Fails
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander, launched in July 2024, failed on Thursday after toppling over during landing near the moon's south pole, jeopardizing hundreds of millions of dollars of equipment including NASA's Trident drill and the first commercially built lunar rover, and ending the miss...
Intuitive Machines' Athena Lunar Lander Mission Fails
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander, launched in July 2024, failed on Thursday after toppling over during landing near the moon's south pole, jeopardizing hundreds of millions of dollars of equipment including NASA's Trident drill and the first commercially built lunar rover, and ending the miss...
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52% Bias Score
First Commercial Lunar Rover Lands, but Athena Lander Status Uncertain
Lunar Outpost's small robotic rover, Mapp, became the first commercial exploration vehicle to land on the moon aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena lander near the lunar south pole on Thursday, February 29th, though initial reports indicate some system malfunctions; the mission aims to pioneer lunar co...
First Commercial Lunar Rover Lands, but Athena Lander Status Uncertain
Lunar Outpost's small robotic rover, Mapp, became the first commercial exploration vehicle to land on the moon aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena lander near the lunar south pole on Thursday, February 29th, though initial reports indicate some system malfunctions; the mission aims to pioneer lunar co...
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44% Bias Score
Firefly's Blue Ghost Makes Historic Private Moon Landing
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, carrying 10 NASA science instruments, successfully soft-landed on the moon near Mons Latreille in Mare Crisium on Sunday, marking only the second private lunar landing and collecting valuable data on lunar dust and sample collection.
Firefly's Blue Ghost Makes Historic Private Moon Landing
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, carrying 10 NASA science instruments, successfully soft-landed on the moon near Mons Latreille in Mare Crisium on Sunday, marking only the second private lunar landing and collecting valuable data on lunar dust and sample collection.
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36% Bias Score
Trump's $6 Billion NASA Budget Cut Prioritizes Lunar and Mars Missions
President Trump's proposed budget cuts NASA's funding by $6 billion, prioritizing lunar and Mars missions and increasing reliance on private contractors like SpaceX and Blue Origin, despite concerns about reduced government oversight.
Trump's $6 Billion NASA Budget Cut Prioritizes Lunar and Mars Missions
President Trump's proposed budget cuts NASA's funding by $6 billion, prioritizing lunar and Mars missions and increasing reliance on private contractors like SpaceX and Blue Origin, despite concerns about reduced government oversight.
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60% Bias Score
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Increased Chance of Moon Impact in 2032
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory revised the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting the Moon on December 22, 2032, upward to 3.8 percent due to new James Webb Space Telescope data revealing it is larger than previously estimated; this could affect the Artemis program.
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Increased Chance of Moon Impact in 2032
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory revised the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting the Moon on December 22, 2032, upward to 3.8 percent due to new James Webb Space Telescope data revealing it is larger than previously estimated; this could affect the Artemis program.
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36% Bias Score
Moon Lander Fails: Solar Power Issue Halts Mission
Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, Athena, landed lopsided on the Moon's South Pole on Thursday, precluding its 10-day water ice search mission due to insufficient solar panel recharging; this contrasts with a successful private landing by Blue Ghost on Sunday.
Moon Lander Fails: Solar Power Issue Halts Mission
Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, Athena, landed lopsided on the Moon's South Pole on Thursday, precluding its 10-day water ice search mission due to insufficient solar panel recharging; this contrasts with a successful private landing by Blue Ghost on Sunday.
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44% Bias Score
Athena Lunar Lander's Uncertain Status After Successful Touchdown
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander successfully touched down near the moon's south pole on Thursday, but its operational status is uncertain; the mission aims to search for water ice and test lunar communication technologies as part of NASA's CLPS program.
Athena Lunar Lander's Uncertain Status After Successful Touchdown
Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander successfully touched down near the moon's south pole on Thursday, but its operational status is uncertain; the mission aims to search for water ice and test lunar communication technologies as part of NASA's CLPS program.
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20% Bias Score
Intuitive Machines Attempts Second Lunar Landing
Intuitive Machines's "Athena" lunar lander is attempting a landing near the Moon's south pole today at 12:32 pm EST (17:32 UTC), carrying scientific instruments, three rovers, and a hopping drone to explore permanently shadowed craters; this builds on their February 2024 landing, and is part of NASA...
Intuitive Machines Attempts Second Lunar Landing
Intuitive Machines's "Athena" lunar lander is attempting a landing near the Moon's south pole today at 12:32 pm EST (17:32 UTC), carrying scientific instruments, three rovers, and a hopping drone to explore permanently shadowed craters; this builds on their February 2024 landing, and is part of NASA...
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40% Bias Score
Firefly's Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Achieves Successful Landing
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully landed near Mons La Hire on the Moon's near side, despite a minor sensor issue; it will conduct scientific experiments for 14 Earth days, including imaging a phenomenon last seen by Apollo astronauts.
Firefly's Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Achieves Successful Landing
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully landed near Mons La Hire on the Moon's near side, despite a minor sensor issue; it will conduct scientific experiments for 14 Earth days, including imaging a phenomenon last seen by Apollo astronauts.
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40% Bias Score
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