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Funding freeze may have stalled $1.2 billion NASA spending
(David McNew/Getty Images)
NASA, like other U.S. federal agencies, received a memo Monday (Jan. 27) that instructed the agency to temporarily pause all federal financial assistance programs so the Trump administration can ensure that they are "consistent with the President's priorities." However, following widespread confusion throughout the U.S. government the the Office of Management and Budget, which issued the memo, rescinded it on Wednesday
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Space Quiz! What is the term for the hot gas between galaxies in galaxy clusters?
Learn the answer here!
VoteIntracluster medium
VoteIntergalactic ether
VoteAndromeda mist
VoteUniversal nebulaic gases
Watch NASA Starliner astronauts perform spacewalk today
(NASA)
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to begin the station's 274th spacewalk, U.S. EVA 92 =at approximately 8:00 a.m. EST (1300 GMT). A livestream of of the pair's extravehicular activity (EVA) began at 6:30 a.m. EST (1130 GMT), and will be available on NASA's streaming platforms, as well as on Space.com.
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Skywatching
Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic warnings
(Space.com / Josh Dinner)
A giant coronal hole is currently aiming aurora-sparking solar wind directly at Earth. The incoming solar wind is expected to arrive around Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.
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Spaceflight
Hall of Fame to honor Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson
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The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will honor its 2025 class of inductees, record-setting space travelers Peggy Whitson and Bernard Harris, at a public ceremony in Florida this spring.
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Science & Astronomy
Chandra discovers black holes 'blow' on food to cool it down
(Perseus Cluster: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/V. Olivares et al.; Optical/IR: DSS; H-alpha: CFHT/SITELLE; Centaurus Cluster: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/V. Olivaresi et al.; Optical/IR: NASA/ESA/STScI; H-alpha: ESO/VLT/MUSE; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk)
Anyone who has experienced the blistering pain associated with biting into a fresh apple pastry or taking a swig of hot coffee can attest to the importance of blowing on your food or drink before introducing it to your mouth. It turns out that black holes may perform the cosmic equivalent of this routine, "blowing" on blistering hot matter before they gobble it down.
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SpaceX
Starlink satellite falls from space as brilliant fireball
(John Aubert via American Meteor Society)
Stargazers across parts of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois witnessed the Starlink satellite's fiery demise as it burned up in Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday (Jan. 28) and were quick to share videos of the sight.
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Search for Life
NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx samples
(NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona)
There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet -- and scientists have now found exactly 14 of them on an asteroid millions of miles away.
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