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NASA announced three lunar missions to begin construction of a permanent Moon base at the South Pole, with the first launch targeted for fall 2026. The missions will deliver equipment and test landers ahead of crewed Artemis landings in 2028.

The Trump administration's cuts to climate and weather data programs could compromise the reliability of federal weather forecasts during hurricane season and extreme heat events, experts warn.

ArXiv, the major preprint repository for scientific research, will suspend authors for one year if they submit papers written entirely by AI without proper disclosure or human contribution.

NASA has completed assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, targeting an early September launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The observatory will offer a field of view 100 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope.