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Mike Nolan

@mikeynolan.bsky.social
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Radar astronomer. OSIRIS-APEX Deputy PI.

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Astrobites @astrobites.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
From Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social : This post summarizes the proposed major cuts to NASA and the NSF and the impacts they would have, and provides resources to help fight back against this wasteful and unnecessary attack on science. 🔭✨☄️ astrobites.org/2025/06/02/b...
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NSF and NASA Budget Requests Pose an Unprecedented Threat to Astronomy
The president's budget requests for NASA and the NSF were released last week. This post summarizes the major cuts and the impacts they would have, and provides resources to help fight back against thi...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
For context, Russ Vought, the OMB nominee, told Congress he believes he is allowed to not spend appropriated fund regardless of the law banning impoundment. The Senate should not confirm someone promising to engage in illegal executive aggrandizement. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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Mike Nolan @mikeynolan.bsky.social · 29/05/2024
OSIRIS-APEX made it through it's first close pass by the Sun (0.5 au). science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
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NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX Unscathed After Searing Pass of Sun - NASA Science
The mission team confirmed that the spacecraft came out of its close pass of the Sun, or perihelion, unscathed.
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