Trump Administration Violated Order on U.C.L.A. Grant Terminations, Judge Says

Judge Rita F. Lin ordered the National Science Foundation to restore grants awarded to the university, which she said had been suspended in defiance of the court.

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New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica

Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S. research base after a medical emergency. The mission is one of the most challenging for the air force.

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Judge Declines to Order Trump Administration to Restore Research Cuts

A group of 16 states sued after the National Science Foundation terminated hundreds of millions of dollars in funding that had previously been awarded to research institutions.

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Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent

In a public letter, employees of the National Science Foundation accused the administration of politicizing the agency and impeding scientific innovation.

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U.S. Science Cuts in Antarctica May Embolden China and Russia

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by other world powers may alter the environment.

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Housing Department to Move Headquarters, Booting National Science Foundation

The plan to depart Washington and take over the science agency building in Virginia raised questions about where N.S.F. employees would go.

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Vera Rubin’s Legacy Lives On in a Troubled Scientific Landscape

A powerful new telescope will usher in a new era of cosmic discovery, but in a political climate vastly different from when it was named for a once overlooked female astronomer.

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How Vera Rubin Telescope Scientists Will Deal With 60 Million Billion Bytes of Imagery

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of contemporary genetics and particle physics.

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Scientific Dreams in the Balance

Research breakthroughs are often sagas of passion, curiosity and sacrifice. If Trump’s proposed budget cuts for 2026 are enacted, many such journeys may never get started.

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16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in National Science Foundation Cuts

A group of attorneys general, led by Letitia James of New York, argues that National Science Foundation programs are critical for leading in science and technology.

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