A federal judge in Boston said she found it "difficult to conclude anything other than that [the Trump administration] used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country's premier universities, and did so in a way that runs afoul of [federal law]."
NASA has a proposal to re-commission the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft for the exact purpose. It's healthy, & up for a 2029 mission—total cost $200 Million, $50 Million already spent. President Trump wants to kill it. Here's more on the OSIRIS-APEX mission - osirisrex.arizona.edu/osiris-apex
Yep...
I seriously don't have words...
#nasa is shuttering the Goddard #space #flight center in a move that may not be entirely legal, according to critics. For months, our #staff #writer @joshdinner.bsky.social interviewed NASA #employees, read #senate reports and more to give you the deepest dive yet.
www.space.com/space-explor...
Here is an interesting perspective on how planetary exploration has historically responded, good and bad, to budget challenges. Written by @cyberlyra.bsky.social whose research is partially about how NASA teams work successfully on missions.
#planetsci 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Looks like the nasa AGs are no more science.nasa.gov/planetary-sc...
For those who wish to listen to the 10 September #NASA Mars 2020 Rover Perseverance announcement, here's the #YouTube Link www.youtube.com/watch?v=-StZ...
Open position: Scientific Editor for The Planetary Science Journal
Note that this is a paid position via a stipend.
As a current PSJ editor, I’d be happy to answer questions.
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The ruling is a legal victory for Harvard but the White House says it will appeal the decision.
New paper alert!
Empirical Evaluation of S-band Radar Polarimetric Response to Surface Rock Abundance across the Lunar Highlands and Maria
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...
NASA released some shape models of four of Saturn's moons. These have every lump and bump; they're not simple spheres.
Here's a test render I did in #Blender showing #Mimas in false color - red is high, blue low. Clearly shows how non-spherical it is!
#sciart #spaceart
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has eliminated its postdoctoral fellowship funding for Earth scientists.
The current uncertainty and cuts to science funding affect universities, research facilities, and laboratories across the United States, but this situation is not unprecedented. Under pressure to fund...
Established in 2020, the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS) Planetary Science Journal (PSJ) has grown to one of the most impactful journals focused on planetary science in the world. To continue th...
Empirical Evaluation of S-band Radar Polarimetric Response to Surface Rock Abundance across the Lunar Highlands and Maria, Rivera-Valentín, Edgard G., Fassett, Caleb I., Virkki, Anne K., Pérez-Cortés, Santa L., Powell, Tyler, Hickson, Dylan C., Nolan, Michael C., Patterson, G. Wesley
China proposes flyby mission to asteroid Apophis during 2029 Earth encounter
Chinese scientists are proposing using a pathfinder spacecraft to make a flyby of asteroid Apophis when it makes a close approach to Earth in 2029.
