In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien life in the glow of a distant planet. Other scientists were quick to ...

NASA will hold a Science Mission Directorate Budget Virtual Community Meeting on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. ET. Associate Administrator Nicky Fox will lead the session, which ...

Office of the Chief Science Data Officer Reports The Office of the Chief Science Data Officer (OCSDO) within NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is advancing transformative NASA science. Read ...

Funding for science is very much on the chopping block in President Trump's proposed budget. It's a fraught moment for NASA, particularly for those focused on earth science and not human space ...

However, broader funding reductions for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, from US$7.3 billion (£5.4 billion) to US$3.9 billion (£2.9 billion), may limit the scope of future projects and the ...

In a recent update from NASA’s official blog, the VIPER rover (Volatiles Investigating Polar Explorer Rover) mission, initially aimed to be a partnership with private industry, has taken an ...

The Trump administration wants to significantly cut NASA’s budget next year, slashing science research funding in half, a reduction that would halt the launch of a high-tech space telescope and ...

Science is not welcome NASA’s Science Mission Directorate—home to some of the agency’s most celebrated work—would be slashed from $7.3 billion to just $3.9 billion.

The budget plan, sent to NASA by the Office of Management and Budget, would give NASA’s Science Mission Directorate $3.9 billion, down from its current budget of about $7.3 billion, according to ...

The overwhelming majority of the cuts would come from NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), which would face a more than 50% cut from $7.5 billion to just $3.9 billion.

The budget plan, sent to NASA by the Office of Management and Budget, would give NASA’s Science Mission Directorate $3.9 billion, down from its current budget of about $7.3 billion, according to ...