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    Republican space officials criticize “mindless” NASA science cuts | “Heliophysics is the most unknown—and underrated—part of NASA’s science program.”


    Republican space officials criticize “mindless” NASA science cuts | “Heliophysics is the most unknown—and underrated—part of NASA’s science program.”

    https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/republican-space-officials-criticize-mindless-nasa-science-cuts/

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    1. TheScienceGiant on

      I hate to say it, but IMO no American administration has taken the threat of Earth being hit by a CME as seriously as it needs to. This despite the Dept. of Defense knowing the dangers of an EMP to all satellites and ground based telecommunications. The hazard of space weather somehow are still not obvious.

    2. Racer20 on

      Lmao, republicans expecting other republicans to appreciate the importance of Heliophysics is laughable.

    4. Freud-Network on

      China and Europe can lead the research now. America doesn’t want to lead anymore.

    5. USSManhattan on

      The time to have said that was about half a year ago.

      Unfortunately, you guys put the Party before all else every time… like here…

    6. verifiedboomer on

      Hmm.. I wonder why it might be important to understand the nuclear fusion generator that keeps us all alive, yet has the power to destroy everything without warning.

    7. shindleria on

      Putting a focus on heliophysics is how they intend to shift the climate change narrative away from human-caused factors ie. fossil fuels and blame it all on the sun.

    8. StarfishIsUncanny on

      First time the right has ever cared about science lmao. Not saying I don’t agree, my background is in astronomy, but I would never expect that type of person to have this type of opinion

    10. Boredum_Allergy on

      “Heliophysics? Why is NASA studying the physics of shoes that have wheels in them?”

      -Rep Ann Wagner of Missouri

    11. Decronym on

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      |[CME](/r/Space/comments/1k61wom/stub/mondzog “Last usage”)|Coronal Mass Ejection|
      |GSE|Ground Support Equipment|

      |Jargon|Definition|
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      |[scrub](/r/Space/comments/1k61wom/stub/mon8rzh “Last usage”)|Launch postponement for any reason (commonly GSE issues)|

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    12. Wishilikedhugs on

      I mean, we’re talking about people who need to be told a “climate related” satellite is for “weather” instead in order to get funding so that it doesn’t hurt their fee-fees. You can’t expect much from them.