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Trump names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator

Trump abruptly announced the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as acting NASA Administrator as the U.S. Senate reviews the space agency's proposed budget.

Space

Trump officials axed an online portal for its key climate report. Read it in full here

Guardian makes legally mandated gold standard report widely available after administration deleted website

The Guardian - US

Dune patterns in California desert hold clues that help researchers map Mars’ shifting sands

Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, to the Algodones Dunes, a sandy field bordering California, Arizona and Mexico. The day…

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Trump puts another nail in Musk friendship with his NASA appointee

Transport Secretary Sean Duffy, who fell out with tech boss over DOGE cuts to air traffic control, named as interim leader of space agency

The Independent UK

Why Is NASA Laying Off Employees? 2,000 Core Jobs Affected as Funding Priorities Shift

NASA to cut 2,000 core jobs as budget priorities shift, raising concerns over mission delays and US leadership in space

International Business Times UK

Who Is Sean Duffy, Trump's New Interim NASA Chief? Wife, Net Worth And Does He Have A Science Background?

Sean Duffy, a lawyer and ex-congressman, is now interim NASA chief. Lacking a science background, he brings political loyalty and administrative experience.

International Business Times UK

Trump Appoints Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy As Interim NASA Administrator

President Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as the interim NASA Administrator.

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Trump news at a glance: president demands Bolsonaro trial be stopped as he hits Brazil with 50% tariff

Trump calls for end to prosecution and also targets other countries with steep levies while Washington sanctions UN official over Gaza – key US politics stories from Wednesday 9 July

The Guardian - US

Trump administration reportedly planning to cut 2,145 Nasa employees

Cuts further the push to slash federal government through early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations

The Guardian - US

Discovery of ancient riverbeds suggests Mars once wetter than thought

Scientists spot traces of 10,000 miles of rivers in area where many believed ‘there wasn’t any evidence for water’

The Guardian - UK

Private Ax-4 astronauts aboard ISS are filling their time with science, views of Earth and pierogis (video)

As the Axiom-4 mission approaches its two-week mark before returning to Earth, the private space mission crew discusses science and pierogis.

Space

NASA reportedly set to lose 2,000 senior staff members as Trump looks to slash agency’s budget

The agency saw layoffs in March and is losing nearly a quarter of its budget

The Independent UK

NASA's asteroid-crash Earth defense tactic has a complication — DART ejected large boulders into space

"You can think of it as a cosmic pool game. We might miss the pocket if we don't consider all the variables."

Space

Every living former NASA science chief opposes Trump's proposed budget cuts in letter to Congress

The letter warns that the proposed FY2026 budget would halt dozens of missions, gut future programs and threaten U.S. leadership in space science.

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This speaker looks like it's made of concrete and sounds just as solid

Vollebak teams up with Bang & Olufsen to create a space-age speaker (and thermal jacket) you probably can’t afford, but will definitely want

The Guardian - UK

My father, the fake: was anything he told me actually true?

Michael Briggs was a well-known scientist - and a fantasist. When his daughter Joanne began digging into his past for a memoir, new lies kept emerging ...

Space

Trump explains why he pulled Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief

President Donald Trump says he withdrew the nomination of Jared Isaacman for NASA administrator after learning of his donations to Democratic political candidates.

Space

Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.

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The ocean on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has the right pH for life — barely

"We know that some microbes on Earth can tolerate the range of pH found on Enceladus."

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Ever seen a 300,000-mile solar prominence eruption? This stunning image is shortlisted for the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Explore the jaw-dropping astro images shortlisted for this year's competition, and let's guess who might take home the ultimate title

Space

Captured dark matter may transform some 'failed stars' into 'dark dwarfs'

Brown dwarfs, also known as "failed stars," could be corrupted by dark matter and transformed into "dark dwarfs" powered by the universe's strangest stuff.

Space

How Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James Webb

At the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Alaska last month, scientists discussed how Trump's budget cuts could affect operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.

The Conversation

How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains

The Trump administration has been freezing or reducing federal grants to universities across the country.

Space

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on experiment in microgravity | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2025

Aboard the International Space Station, Ayers pulls out physics research hardware inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox

International Business Times UK

Lockheed Martin Attracts More Investors Amidst Continued Defence Deals, Mars Mission Strategic Plan

The aerospace and defence giant recently posted an earnings 'surprise' in October, boosting its share price.

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