“Save NASA”: Scientists Protest Deep Cuts to Agency’s Science Programs

“Save NASA”: Scientists Protest Deep Cuts to Agency’s Science Programs

Welcome to this edition of The Intelligence Brief… This week, NASA’s longest-running Mars orbiter, Mars Odyssey, along with several other science missions, faces termination under President Trump’s proposed 2026 budget, which experts say could threaten the U.S.’s longstanding leadership in space. In our analysis, we’ll be looking at 1) how the proposed budget would slash NASA’s science division by nearly 50%, 2) the dramatic funding cuts several…

Democrats and Republicans Unite in Last-Ditch Effort to Save NASA

Earlier this year, the Trump administration revealed its proposed 2026 budget for NASA, a horrifying plan to chop up dozens of important science missions alongside thousands of jobs. The proposal suggested slicing the space agency's science budget in almost half, in "nothing short of an extinction-level event for space science and exploration in the United States," as Planetary Society chief of space policy Casey Dreier told Ars Technica in Marc…

Recipients of a US climate science fellowship are put on unpaid leave - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

A program that supports the nation’s most promising climate scientists faces delayed funding, furloughs and a canceled year of grants, according to participants in the program and emails reviewed by The New York Times. It’s the latest hit climate science has taken from the Trump administration, which has been limiting funds for climate research across a number of federal agencies.

Senate spending panel would rescue NSF and NASA science funding

Its support for a flat budget is a sign of congressional resistance to drastic cuts Trump has proposed

Over 2,100 senior NASA employees to exit amid major workforce cuts

Over 2,100 senior NASA employees are set to leave amid workforce cuts and budget tightening under Trump, as leadership uncertainty and tensions with Elon Musk disrupt the agency's direction.

Every living former NASA science chief opposes Trump's proposed budget cuts in letter to Congress

Seven former NASA science chiefs signed a letter urging Congress to reject Trump's proposed 47% cut to NASA’s science budget, warning it would end key missions and undermine U.S. leadership in space exploration and research.