NASA Launches New Missions, Saturn Gains Some Moons, and Whale Urine Balances Marine Ecosystems

The new Environmental Protection Agency administrator plans to get
rid of or weaken critical environmental rules and policies, such as
regulations around greenhouse gases and clean water protections.
The deregulation effort follows the recent cancellation of hundreds
of grants. NASA launched two missions last week. The first,
SPHEREx, will make a three-dimensional map of the sky. The second,
PUNCH, is a collection of satellites meant to study solar wind.
Plus, Saturn gains some moons, and whale urine balances ecosystems.
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