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"GISS [the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies] as an independent entity will not continue."

"Proposed FY 2026 cuts could end support for nearly 40 active and planned NASA science missions — many of them Earth-focused."

President Donald Trump's budget request to Congress would "wipe out years of research that helps us understand greenhouse gas emissions, plant health, and the forces that are driving climate change."

"It [the proposed budget cut] would also stunt NASA's ability to study our own planet: Earth science funding would drop by 53%."

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"However these [2027] timelines have generally been regarded as aggressive by space industry experts, who are more accustomed to NASA moving at a lumbering pace."

"If no lander is available in mid-2027, presumably, NASA will delay Artemis III until one or both of those landers are ready."

"The crew, set to launch as soon as late 2027."

"Scheduled for 2027, Artemis III will carry out a series of complex tests in Earth orbit that are considered critical for Artemis IV, the first planned crewed mission to the Moon's South Pole in 2028."

"Nasa has named the four astronauts for its Artemis III mission, due to launch in 2027."

"NASA is targeting mid-to-late 2027 for Artemis III, which will launch four astronauts into low Earth orbit (LEO) aboard the Orion spacecraft."

"In 2027, the Artemis III mission will practice docking the Orion spacecraft with two lunar landers in low Earth orbit."

"The Artemis III mission will launch in 2027 to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial lunar landers."

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:26 a.m. EDT, beginning a three-month, roughly one-million-mile journey to its final orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point.

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:26 a.m. EDT, beginning a three-month, roughly one-million-mile journey to its final orbit at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point.

The approximately $4 billion telescope was donated to NASA in 2012 and repurposed for cosmic exploration. Congress preserved the project after the Trump administration sought to cancel or reduce its funding during both of Donald Trump's presidential terms.

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The approximately $4 billion telescope was donated to NASA in 2012 and repurposed for cosmic exploration. Congress preserved the project after the Trump administration sought to cancel or reduce its funding during both of Donald Trump's presidential terms.

Roman's Wide Field Instrument, a 300-megapixel infrared camera, gives it a field of view 100 times larger than those of the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, enabling it to survey the universe roughly 1,000 times faster than Hubble.

Roman's Wide Field Instrument, a 300-megapixel infrared camera, gives it a field of view 100 times larger than those of the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, enabling it to survey the universe roughly 1,000 times faster than Hubble.

The telescope's primary mission is to investigate dark matter and dark energy — together estimated to make up about 95% of the universe — while also conducting one of the most comprehensive exoplanet searches to date, with NASA projecting tens of thousands of new discoveries.

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The telescope's primary mission is to investigate dark matter and dark energy — together estimated to make up about 95% of the universe — while also conducting one of the most comprehensive exoplanet searches to date, with NASA projecting tens of thousands of new discoveries.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the mission was "delivered ahead of schedule and on budget" after more than a decade of development. NASA anticipates releasing the telescope's first images by early 2027, following a commissioning period of approximately three months.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the mission was "delivered ahead of schedule and on budget" after more than a decade of development. NASA anticipates releasing the telescope's first images by early 2027, following a commissioning period of approximately three months.

Trump called into NASA's post-launch news conference to congratulate the team, saying, "You are doing a fantastic job, and I'm supplying you all that money," referring to NASA's $24 billion 2026 budget, restored by Congress after <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2026/trump-seeks-t-defense-boost-slashes-domestic-spending">the White House proposed cutting it by roughly $6 billion</a>.

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Trump called into NASA's post-launch news conference to congratulate the team, saying, "You are doing a fantastic job, and I'm supplying you all that money," referring to NASA's $24 billion 2026 budget, restored by Congress after the White House proposed cutting it by roughly $6 billion.

This is a massive win for scientific exploration — a repurposed spy satellite turned cosmic explorer, launched by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy on a million-mile journey. Roman will study dark matter, dark energy and hunt for exoplanets, and it can survey the entire Milky Way in a month, a task that would take Hubble a century.

This is a massive win for scientific exploration — a repurposed spy satellite turned cosmic explorer, launched by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy on a million-mile journey. Roman will study dark matter, dark energy and hunt for exoplanets, and it can survey the entire Milky Way in a month, a task that would take Hubble a century.

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This celebration rings hollow given Trump's proposed 2026 budget axed the very mission he later took credit for funding. Meanwhile, NASA can't even keep existing assets intact — the Swift telescope is tumbling uncontrolled toward an unguided reentry after a failed $30 million rescue attempt. Cheering one launch while gutting future funding and losing current hardware is no way to run a space program.

This celebration rings hollow given Trump's proposed 2026 budget axed the very mission he later took credit for funding. Meanwhile, NASA can't even keep existing assets intact — the Swift telescope is tumbling uncontrolled toward an unguided reentry after a failed $30 million rescue attempt. Cheering one launch while gutting future funding and losing current hardware is no way to run a space program.

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There's a 0.1% chance that NASA will land people on Mars prior to 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 0.1% chance that NASA will land people on Mars prior to 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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