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Statistical models suggest that there could be as many as 25,000 such objects in the solar system, in addition to countless smaller asteroids that could also do considerable damage, said Amy Mainzer, a UCLA professor of planetary science who is leading the NEO Surveyor mission for NASA.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
And perhaps the most frustrating and ironic aspect about these potential cuts is that in the scheme of the U.S. government’s overall budget, Mars gets much more of the planetary science budget than Venus.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Rights & Permissions Lee Billings is a science journalist specializing in astronomy, physics, planetary science, and spaceflight, and is a senior editor at Scientific American.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
Although nothing is final, Ars reported earlier this year that some officials in the Trump administration want to cut science programs at the US space agency by as much as 50 percent, and that would include significant reductions for planetary science.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
And perhaps the most frustrating and ironic aspect about these potential cuts is that in the scheme of the U.S. government’s overall budget, Mars gets much more of the planetary science budget than Venus.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Rights & Permissions Lee Billings is a science journalist specializing in astronomy, physics, planetary science, and spaceflight, and is a senior editor at Scientific American.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
Although nothing is final, Ars reported earlier this year that some officials in the Trump administration want to cut science programs at the US space agency by as much as 50 percent, and that would include significant reductions for planetary science.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Planetary science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planetary%20science. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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