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'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil

WASHINGTON — NASA scientists and engineers are demanding Congress help turn down the heat on an agency whose current leadership, they say, is burning down American dominance in space and science. A ...
SpaceNews

NASA emphasizes smallsats for science amid budget uncertainty

SALT LAKE CITY –The head of NASA’s science directorate said the agency remains committed to using small satellites to carry out a variety of missions, although those plans face uncertain budgets. In a ...
SpaceNews

Defending NASA science in the face of sweeping budget cuts

Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space industry in the past year. Started in 2017, our annual celebration recognizes ...
CNN

In scathing letter, NASA workers rebuke ‘rapid and wasteful changes’ at agency

A group of 287 scientists and current and former NASA employees has issued a declaration lambasting budget cuts, grant cancellations and a “culture of organizational silence” that they say could pose ...
Space.com

NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say

"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…" When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's ...
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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 ...
Ars Technica

One NASA science mission saved from Trump’s cuts, but others still in limbo

NASA has thrown a lifeline to scientists working on a mission to visit an asteroid that will make an unusually close flyby of the Earth in 2029, reversing the Trump administration’s previous plan to ...
Astronomy

Advocates rally to “Save NASA Science” amidst government shutdown

A "Save NASA Science" Day of Action convened nearly 300 space advocates on Capitol Hill to press lawmakers for the protection of NASA's science budget. The advocacy specifically addressed the 2026 ...
The New York Times

Hundreds of NASA Employees, Past and Present, Sign Letter of Formal Dissent

The signatories of the “Voyager Declaration” warned the space agency’s leadership about the consequences of major budget cuts that would halt many science missions. By Kenneth Chang A public letter ...
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NASA employees speak out against proposed agency cuts

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Hundreds of current and former NASA employees are speaking out against sweeping cuts to the space agency, warning they could undermine safety, national security, and decades of ...
CNN

Trump’s NASA pick faces questions on leaked ‘Project Athena’ plan in rare second confirmation hearing

A rare spectacle played out on Capitol Hill as Jared Isaacman — the billionaire tech entrepreneur and Elon Musk ally who has been tapped to serve as NASA administrator — faced a second confirmation ...