In this Podcast Extra, we examine President Donald Trump's calls for NASA to land humans on Mars. Although the White House has proposed spending some US$1 billion in 2026 on Mars plans, critics say the final cost will likely be hundreds of billions of dollars spread over a number of years.This call comes amidst plans to drastically reduce NASA's funding, and the proposed cancelling of dozens of the space agency's missions, including projects to study Earth, Mars and Venus.News:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01737-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump wants to put humans on Mars — here’s what scientists think</a>News:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01217-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Five key climate and space projects on Trump’s chopping block</a>News:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00479-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Are the Trump team’s actions affecting your research? How to contact Nature</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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