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Re:NASA's acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at... by mintycrisp on Friday August 15, 2025 @07:23PM (#44918416)
It's an absolute tragedy what this bottom feeder of a human being is doing to one of the greatest American institutes of all time, RIP NASA.
Re:NASA's acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at... by quink on Friday August 15, 2025 @07:21PM (#44918396)
> I saw a cold, dark, black emptiness. It was unlike any blackness you can see or feel on Earth. It was deep, enveloping, all-encompassing. I turned back toward the light of home. I could see the curvature of Earth, the beige of the desert, the white of the clouds and the blue of the sky. It was life. Nurturing, sustaining, life. Mother Earth. Gaia. And I was leaving her.

Shatner on space. Same thing with Carl Sagan and that mote of dust. And Earthrise. And Blue Marble.

I dislike these Trump people and the consistency with which they’ve all had complete spiritual bankruptcies ever so much.

Re:NASA's acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at... by damnesian on Friday August 15, 2025 @05:22PM (#44917403)
Then what are they? NSA is already taken.
Re:NASA's acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at... by cowboylowrez on Friday August 15, 2025 @05:57PM (#44917718)
sort of like the labor statistics guy suggesting not doing labor statistics lol
Re:NASA's acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at... by johannesrexx on Friday August 15, 2025 @08:19PM (#44918749)
NASA is a space agency. S P A C E. It's in the name.

By wading into the climate debate, NASA exposed itself as a far-left target and is now paying the price. NASA can thank Gavin Schmidt for corrupting the science and turning it into a political agenda.

Re:NASA's acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at... by g8oz on Friday August 15, 2025 @09:40PM (#44919290)
"NASA's charter clearly states the agency should study planet Earth, however."