Editor’s note: this web reel was just posted by CNN from the end of my interview this morning.I have just about run out of ways / platforms to wave my […]
Policy
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Stellar Cartography: A Demonstration Of Interstellar Navigation Using New Horizons
Editor’s note: Those of you in the space community know that NASA Science is facing an immense budget cut. Dozens of missions have been cancelled and many missions that are […]
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NASA Astrobiology Research Needs Your Support
Editor’s note: the following white paper has been circulated by leaders of the Astrobiology community in March 2025. Please read through it and consider signing so as to add your […]
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NASA Science Community Budget Meeting POSTPONED
Update: NASA Headquarters has decided to delay this event. This notice was sent out this morning. “The NASA Science Community Meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 12 has been postponed, allowing […]
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NASA Science Mission Directorate Budget Virtual Community Meeting: Postponed
11 June UDPATE: NASA Headquarters has decided to delay this event. This notice was sent out this morning. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will hold a virtual community meeting with […]
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NASA-DARES RFI Workshop Details And Agenda
NASA Update: Attached (below) you’ll find a detailed agenda outlining two full days of discussions aimed at refining the NASA-DARES research and exploration Focus Areas, which were identified by Task […]
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2025 NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy (NASA-DARES) Task Force 1 Selections
Announcement: NASA-DARES Task Force 1 SelectionsNumber: NNH25ZDA002LRelease Date: May 16, 2025Short URL: https://go.nasa.gov/ABStrategyRFI The NASA Astrobiology Program is pleased to announce its selections for Task Force 1 of the NASA […]
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Exoplanet Program Analysis Group – ExoPAG 32 – Meeting
Meeting Overview NASA’s Exoplanet Program Analysis Group (ExoPAG) meetings are a vital platform where the science community can actively shape the future of exoplanet exploration. By participating in the ExoPAG, […]
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NASA-DARES RFI Findings Workshop – A Community Workshop to Shape the Future of NASA’s Astrobiology Strategy
May 29–30, 2025 | Fairmont Hotel, Washington, D.C. – Georgetown
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Space Science And The Space Economy
Will it be possible in the future to realize large, complex space missions dedicated to basic science like HST, Chandra and JWST? Or will their cost be just too great?