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NASA Comments On The Future Of Astrobiology
Editor’s note: NASA Science Mission Directorate held a Community Town Hall on 26 October 2026. One of the questions that was posted in advanced was asked concerning NASA Astrobiology. Audio below Transcript. NASA SMD Host “Is NASA going to cancel its astrobiology program?” NASA Science Mission Directorate AA Nicky Fox: “No, absolutely not. Definitely, definitely,…
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