NASA’s budget woes put ambitious space research at risk

Dreams of exploring the cosmos have crashed up against the harsh reality of budget cuts in the United States. Congressional approval of the 2024 federal budget earlier this year left NASA with roughly half a billion dollars less than the agency had in 2023 — and Mars science has taken the biggest hit.

Engineers are scrambling to figure out how a long-planned mission to bring samples back from the Red Planet might still be accomplished. Probes intended for other planets and moons are delayed, and the venerable Chandra X-ray Observatory, which launched in 1999 and has transformed our view of energetic phenomena in the universe, is potentially on the

→ Continue reading at Science News

More from author

Related posts

Advertisment

Latest posts

A hidden danger lurks beneath Yellowstone

Mount Ontake in Japan rises 3,067 meters above sea level — a windswept giant standing head and shoulders above densely forested hills. This ancient...

Tesla tells its German factory workers to stay home as more protests loom | CNN Business

London CNN  —  Tesla will shut its factory near Berlin to all employees Friday when crowds are expected to...

3 reasons why Wall Street is playing Roblox again | CNN Business

CNN  —  Many adults heard the phrase “Robux” for the first time last holiday season when the virtual...