The project aims to investigate the 'Cosmic Dark Ages,' the period from the Big Bang until the formation of the first stars.

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The bulk of the cuts are from the agency's Science Mission Directorate, which oversees all planetary science, Earth science, heliophysics, and astrophysics research.

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