Space advocates, including those from Mississippi's Stennis Space Center and Louisiana's Michoud Assembly Facility, rallied in Washington, D.C., to protect NASA programs amid proposed budget cuts. They emphasized the importance of continued funding for the Artemis program, which is vital for America's space ambitions and supports thousands of jobs in the Gulf Coast region.
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A large asteroid, 2003 MH4, will pass by Earth on May 24. It is about the size of the Eiffel Tower. The asteroid will travel at 30,060 kilometers per hour. NASA considers this a close encounter. Continuous monitoring of near-Earth objects is important. Even small gravitational changes can alter an asteroid's path.
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