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A true-color image of Jupiter taken by the Cassini spacecraft. The Galilean moon Europa casts a shadow on the planet's cloud tops.

Exciting new ideas in space technology are getting short-changed by Congress

Technology

Scientists at NASA and universities across the US are developing promising new technologies for space exploration. But it’s all happening way too slowly, one scientist says. The reason: Congress.

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