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Podcast: Science Quickly
Episode: NASA Launches New Missions, Saturn Gains Some Moons, and Whale Urine Balances Marine Ecosystems
Description: 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.Recommended reading:Trump EPA Unveils Aggressive Plans to Dismantle Climate Regulation N...