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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab laying off 5% of its workforce

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California — which manages many of NASA's high-profile robotic missions, such as the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers — announced Tuesday (Nov. 12) that it will lay off about 325 employees, or roughly 5% of its workforce.

Ars Technica · 8h

For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce

Barely nine months after the last cut, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will again reduce its workforce. On Wednesday, the lab will lay 325 employees off, representing about 5 percent of the workforce at the California-based laboratory that leads development of robotic space probes for NASA.

Orange County Register · 2h

NASA’s JPL to cut 325 positions amid budget tightening

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced Tuesday, Nov. 12, that it will lay off more than 300 employees—approximately 5% of its workforce—in an effort to align with budgetary constraints. In a memo sent to employees and posted on its website ...

Bloomberg on MSN · 3h

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Cuts Jobs Under Funding Challenges

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off about 325 employees, or 5% of its workforce, as the California-based research and development center deals with funding challenges for the upcoming year.

Hurricane Helene, NASA

Newsweek on MSN · 8h

Hurricane Helene Unleashed Powerful Gravity Waves, NASA Video Reveals

"Like rings of water spreading from a drop in a pond, circular waves from Helene are seen billowing westward from Florida," expert Ludger Scherliess said.

Yahoo · 1d

Hurricane Helene’s landfall produced atmospheric waves seen 55 miles above Earth

When Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida with 140-mph winds, the impacts on the ground were deadly, and that power reverberated up into Earth’s atmosphere, creating ripples seen by a NASA instrument more than 55 miles above.

Dailymotion on MSN · 1d

NASA Says Hurricane Helene Also Impacted Earth’s Space Weather

Hurricane Helene was a devastating storm, ripping through Florida and the East Coast of the United States. NASA is now reporting that it also creates waves elsewhere, namely in the upper atmosphere around our planet.

Uranus, Voyager 2 and NASA

Mashable on MSN · 15h

Voyager found a mystery on Uranus. Decades later, NASA solved it.

For decades, the observation has been an enigma. But not anymore. Recent analysis of Voyager's old data found that extreme solar wind — a flow of particles shooting out from the sun — impacted the environs around Uranus and created the abnormal episode.

Space on MSN · 44m

Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time

Much of what we understand about Uranus comes from data gathered by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. Thirty-eight years ago, this probe flew by the ice giant, providing humanity with its first close-up glimpse of the seventh planet from the sun.

Science News · 1d

Uranus may have looked weird when NASA’s Voyager 2 flew by

A solar wind event days before the NASA probe flyby in 1986 may have compressed the planet’s magnetosphere, making it look odder than it usually is.

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory lays off another 5 percent of workforce

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is reducing its workforce by 5 percent, or 325 employees, amid budget cuts and issues with ...

NASA’s Mars Rovers Are Having a Rough Time Out There

The two robots, working alone and far apart from one another, are struggling on their respective treks along the Red Planet's ...

Fox Business on MSN17m

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab announces hundreds of layoffs: 'Painful but necessary'

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will lay off a significant portion of its workforce on Wednesday, according to a memo that the company sent on Tuesday. The lab, which specializes in robotic ...

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Stranded NASA astronaut Sunita Williams speaks out about concerns over her weight loss in space

Stranded astronaut Sunita Williams said the growing concerns about her health were nothing but “rumors” — as she attributed ...

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NASA Webb Revelations Challenge Traditional Theory of Gravity

If another gravity theory is correct, "then the broader implications are enormous," astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh told ...

Space on MSN1d

What a 2nd Trump administration could mean for NASA and space exploration

"It's not unreasonable to think that there could be either money or regulatory regime lifted to benefit the pace of Starship ...

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NASA's Roman space telescope gets ready to stare at distant suns to find alien planets

The Roman Coronagraph Instrument on NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will enable scientists to detect the faint light ...

Scientific American10h

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Is a Rarity among Rarities

Jonny Kim—a former Navy SEAL and ER doctor—is now a NASA astronaut who will soon launch to the International Space Station as ...

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