Astronomy

How the government shutdown affects NASA

At 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1, when the federal government shut down due to a lack of appropriations from Congress, NASA began pausing its operations. While the agency has protocols for dealing with a ...
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Advocates rally to "Save NASA Science" amidst government shutdown

Nearly 300 space advocates from across the United States converged on Capitol Hill on Oct. 6 for a “Save NASA Science” Day of Action, pressing lawmakers to protect the agency’s budget. The event, ...
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Crucial NASA Science Missions Hang in the Balance As U.S. Government Shutdown Drags On

One of the missions, currently on its way to an asteroid, has been saved, but the fate of several others depend on the outcome of the budget dispute. Reading time 3 minutes NASA employees are bracing ...
CNN

NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear

Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland — the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble and James Webb ...
University of California

Protecting NASA funding ensures breakthroughs in space science and benefits in daily life continue

NASA’s groundbreaking science missions, vital to exploring the cosmos and expanding humanity’s understanding of our place in the universe, are facing unprecedented threats. The White House has ...
CNN

‘They are going to be rejected again’: NASA chief faces grilling on Trump’s budget proposal

Congressmembers from both sides of the aisle are vowing to reject the White House’s proposal to slash NASA’s 2027 budget by nearly a quarter. The pushback came as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman ...