Hacker News with Generative AI: NASA

NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity after Trump budget–its options are not great (arstechnica.com)
One major surprise in the Trump administration's "skinny budget" proposal for NASA, released last Friday, was a demand that the US space agency reduce its activities on the International Space Station.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA
9 points by tomrod 2 days ago | 0 comments
NASA jettisons Neo4j database for Memgraph citing costs (theregister.com)
NASA's people analytics group has swapped its Neo4j graph database for Memgraph due to costs.
NASA, Databases, Cost Optimization, Graph Databases
6 points by rntn 2 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky (nasa.gov)
After weeks of preparation, the space observatory has begun its science mission, taking about 3,600 unique images per day to create a map of the cosmos like no other.
Space Exploration, Astronomy, NASA, Telescopes, Science
9 points by rbanffy 3 days ago | 0 comments
White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs (arstechnica.com)
The White House released a "skinny" version of its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 on Friday, including financial information for all federal agencies.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA, Budget, Politics
33 points by decimalenough 4 days ago | 32 comments
NASA Proposal Would Shift Agency's Focus Away from Space Science (nytimes.com)
Under President Trump’s proposed budget, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration would largely become the National Moon and Mars Administration, with an almost singular focus on getting astronauts to those two destinations.
Space Exploration, NASA, Politics, Budget
25 points by rntn 5 days ago | 5 comments
Trump wants to cut quarter of NASA budget: No Lunar Gateway, Artemis, ISS retire (theregister.com)
The White House has proposed slashing NASA's budget by 24 percent, dropping it from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion. If approved, it would mark one of the agency's deepest single-year cuts in federal support, and crash its inflation-adjusted funding to levels not seen in decades.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA, Politics, Budget Cuts
10 points by rntn 6 days ago | 2 comments
The Planetary Society condemns deep, damaging 24% cut to NASA's budget (planetary.org)
The Planetary Society strongly opposes the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget blueprint, which proposes a 24% reduction to NASA’s top-line funding.
Space Exploration, Politics, NASA, Funding, Budget Cuts
14 points by xqcgrek2 6 days ago | 0 comments
NASA snaps detailed photos of 'strikingly complicated' asteroid (popsci.com)
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft had its second rendezvous with an asteroid over the weekend, this time with the uniquely named Donaldjohanson space rock.
Space Exploration, Asteroids, NASA, Science
9 points by gmays 7 days ago | 0 comments
White House budget ends SLS and Orion after Artemis 3, scales back ISS (bsky.app)
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA, Artemis Program
12 points by ceejayoz 7 days ago | 5 comments
White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs (arstechnica.com)
The White House released a "skinny" version of its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 on Friday, including financial information for all federal agencies.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, Budget, NASA
10 points by evgenyp 7 days ago | 3 comments
NASA's SPHEREx Space Telescope Begins Capturing Entire Sky (nasa.gov)
After weeks of preparation, the space observatory has begun its science mission, taking about 3,600 unique images per day to create a map of the cosmos like no other.
Space Exploration, Astronomy, Telescopes, NASA
16 points by isaacfrond 7 days ago | 1 comments
'I guess NASA doesn't need or care about my work anymore' (theregister.com)
NASA has excised former Space Shuttle manager Wayne Hale's blog from its website in a reminder that nothing is forever.
NASA, Space Exploration, Blog Posts
18 points by sipofwater 7 days ago | 5 comments
NASA's Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid (arstechnica.com)
NASA's Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system.
Space Exploration, NASA, Asteroids, Spacecraft
32 points by lisa_k 8 days ago | 2 comments
NASA's Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid (arstechnica.com)
NASA's Psyche spacecraft, located nearly 150 million miles from Earth on the way to an unexplored metal asteroid, has stopped firing its engines after detecting a problem in its propulsion system.
Space Exploration, NASA, Asteroids, Spacecraft
9 points by jnord 8 days ago | 1 comments
NASA Orbiter Spots Curiosity Rover Making Tracks to Next Science Stop (nasa.gov)
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has never been camera shy, having been seen in selfies and images taken from space. But on Feb. 28 — the 4,466th Martian day, or sol, of the mission — Curiosity was captured in what is believed to be the first orbital image of the rover mid-drive across the Red Planet.
Space Exploration, Mars, NASA, Robotics, Curiosity Rover
18 points by gnabgib 11 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Completes Asteroid Donaldjohanson Flyby (nasa.gov)
The Lucy operations team has confirmed NASA’s Lucy spacecraft phoned home after its encounter with the main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson.
Space Exploration, NASA, Asteroids
26 points by taubek 12 days ago | 2 comments
How NASA Is Using Graph Technology and LLMs to Build a People Knowledge Graph (memgraph.com)
Ever wondered how NASA identifies its top experts, forms high-performing teams, and plans for the skills of tomorrow? The answer lies in their People Graph!
NASA, Graph Databases, LLMs, Knowledge Graphs, Human Resources
107 points by lexmo67 12 days ago | 53 comments
Starliner's flight to the ISS was much more harrowing than originally thought (arstechnica.com)
Essentially, Wilmore could not fully control Starliner any longer. But simply abandoning the docking attempt was not a palatable solution. Just as the thrusters were needed to control the vehicle during the docking process, they were also necessary to position Starliner for its deorbit burn and reentry to Earth's atmosphere. So Wilmore had to contemplate whether it was riskier to approach the space station or try to fly back to Earth. Williams was worrying about the same thing.
Spaceflight, NASA, Starliner, ISS, Risk
13 points by xvector 16 days ago | 1 comments
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid Donaldjohanson (nasa.gov)
In its second asteroid encounter, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft obtained a close look at a uniquely shaped fragment of an asteroid that formed about 150 million years ago.
Space Exploration, Asteroids, NASA, Spacecraft
7 points by colinprince 17 days ago | 0 comments
Judith Resnick (wikipedia.org)
Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Biography, Space Exploration, Engineering, NASA, Accidents
7 points by 737min 18 days ago | 0 comments
Moon, Mars: China leads to both (spacenews.com)
In the Senate hearing considering the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA Administrator, he and Senator Ted Cruz engaged in extensive dialogue about China. They strongly expressed the view that the United States must get our astronauts back to the moon before the Chinese get theirs there. Isaacman expanded that goal to assert that we should work on sending humans to Mars at the same time.
Space Exploration, China, NASA, Mars
7 points by defrost 20 days ago | 2 comments
20 years on, DART still a masterclass in how not to rendezvous in orbit (theregister.com)
It is twenty years since NASA's DART mission collided with a satellite after depleting its fuel during a rendezvous attempt.
Space Exploration, Engineering, History, NASA
4 points by LorenDB 22 days ago | 0 comments
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA (arstechnica.com)
This massive cut to NASA Science will not stand, US Rep. George Whitesides, D-California, told Ars. "For weeks we have been raising the alarm about a rumored 50 percent cut to NASA's world-leading science efforts. Now we know it is true. I will work alongside my colleagues on the Science Committee to make clear how this would decimate American leadership in space and inflict great damage to NASA centers across the country."
Politics, Space Exploration, Science Funding, Government Funding, NASA
19 points by decimalenough 22 days ago | 0 comments
US senator warns 'China is cheering' for proposed NASA budget cuts (theregister.com)
The proposed cuts to NASA's budget are drawing sharp criticism from US lawmakers, with one saying: "If you cut this budget, you cut into the heart of America's leadership when it comes to space exploration."
Space Exploration, Politics, China, NASA, US Government
12 points by rntn 24 days ago | 0 comments
Sneak Preview of 2026 NASA Budget Is a Science-Killing Horror Show (gizmodo.com)
After weeks of uncertainty, it appears that the Trump administration is preparing to gut NASA, based on a preliminary budget that would see the space agency’s funding nearly halved.
NASA, Space Exploration, Politics, Budget, Science
11 points by rbanffy 27 days ago | 0 comments
Musk Splits with Trump over 'Troubling' Cuts to NASA (msn.com)
Politics, Space Exploration, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, NASA
6 points by elsewhen 27 days ago | 0 comments
Trump Admin to Slice NASA in Half and Cancel New Telescopes (thedailybeast.com)
So long, space travel. The White House plans to terminate billions of dollars’ worth of ongoing and future National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions, effectively cutting the world-renowned scientific agency in half.
Politics, Space Exploration, Science, Government Funding, NASA
30 points by perihelions 27 days ago | 5 comments
NASA's Project Scientist Faces Painful Choices as Voyager Mission Nears Its End (gizmodo.com)
In 1977, two probes launched less than a month apart on a mission to the great beyond.
Space Exploration, NASA, Voyager, Science
114 points by rntn 34 days ago | 37 comments
NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid (theregister.com)
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon, during Christmas 2032, has more than doubled.
Space, Asteroids, Moon, NASA
6 points by LinuxBender 34 days ago | 0 comments
NASA seeks proposals for two private astronaut missions to ISS (spacenews.com)
NASA’s latest call for proposals to conduct private astronaut missions to the International Space Station opens the door to having those missions commanded by someone other than a former NASA astronaut.
Space Exploration, NASA, Private Spaceflight
4 points by TMWNN 34 days ago | 0 comments