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Nonilex

“This is an extinction-level event for #NASA science,” said Casey Dreier, chief of #space policy for the #Planetary Society, a space advocacy group. “It needlessly terminates functional, productive #science missions & cancels new missions currently being built, wasting billions of taxpayer dollars in the process. This is neither efficient nor smart budgeting.”

#Trump #BrainDrain #AntiIntellectualism #research #tech #advancement #progress

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Nonilex

#Trump’s #budget proposal, though not yet formally submitted to Congress, would eviscerate a long list of #planetary & #astronomical missions, including the next major #NASA #space #telescope & the agency’s goal of bringing samples of #Mars back to Earth to search for signs of ancient life.

NASA’s #astrophysics budget would take a huge hit, dropping from ~$1.5B to $487M. Planetary #science would see a drop from $2.7B to $1.9B. #EarthScience would drop from ~$2.2B to $1.033B.

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Knowledge Zone

The framework indicates that humanity has transgressed multiple critical Earth system processes, placing us outside of a safe operating space.

Recent studies show that a majority of the nine planetary boundaries, including those related to climate change and biodiversity loss, are now exceeded, increasing the risk of irreversible environmental changes.

knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Brok

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"Moonquakes Surprisingly Common" is #NASA #astronomy picture of the day (#APOD) - Seismometers left by Apollo crews continued to transmit #quake data for years. Data from max sensor network installation in 1972 until 1977 shows moonquakes are more common than earthquakes. One theory about why says that could be caused by tidal influence from Earth's gravity. Future lunar stations and settlements will need to plan for quakes. apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250406.ht #planetary #geology

NASA Apollo 11 photo of Buzz Aldrin standing next to the first lunar seismometer, which he and Armstrong had installed NASA APOD image caption https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250406.html Why are there so many moonquakes? Analyses of seismometers left on the moon during the Apollo moon landings reveal a surprising number of moonquakes occurring within 100 kilometers of the surface. In fact, 62 moonquakes were detected in data recorded between 1972 and 1977. Many of these moonquakes are not only strong enough to move furniture in a lunar apartment, but the stiff rock of the moon continues to vibrate for many minutes, significantly longer than the softer rock earthquakes on Earth. The cause of the moonquakes remains unknown, but a leading hypothesis include tidal gravity from -- and relative heating by -- our Earth. Regardless of the source, future moon dwellings need to be built to withstand the frequent shakings. Pictured here, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands beside a recently deployed lunar seismometer, looking back toward the lunar landing module.
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Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planet’s spin and shift the location of the North Pole, according to a new study published today in Science that tracks how human activities have disrupted the global water cycle.

Researchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss of global soil moisture.

#water #planetary

insideclimatenews.org/news/270

Inside Climate News · Earth’s Land Masses Are Drying Out Fast, Scientists Warn - Inside Climate NewsResearchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss of global soil moisture.
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