National Science Foundation Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/national-science-foundation/ Covering the business and politics of space Thu, 19 Jun 2025 20:41:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-SN_forza_star-32x32.png National Science Foundation Archives - SpaceNews https://spacenews.com/tag/national-science-foundation/ 32 32 80681979 Threatening the endless frontier of U.S. science https://spacenews.com/threatening-the-endless-frontier-of-u-s-science/ https://spacenews.com/threatening-the-endless-frontier-of-u-s-science/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=519564 This image of the star cluster NGC 602, located on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, combines data captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with an image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-InfraRed Camera). Credit: NASA

Eighty years ago, presidential science advisor Vannevar Bush delivered to President Harry S. Truman a remarkable report entitled “Science-The Endless Frontier.” In this report, Bush described the immense benefits of […]

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]]> https://spacenews.com/threatening-the-endless-frontier-of-u-s-science/feed/ 0 519564 Startup GuardianSat gets research grant for satellite self-defense technology https://spacenews.com/startup-guardiansat-gets-research-grant-for-satellite-self-defense-technology/ https://spacenews.com/startup-guardiansat-gets-research-grant-for-satellite-self-defense-technology/#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:20:48 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=194416

GuardianSat won a grant from the National Science Foundation’s America’s Seed Fund to advance the company’s technology designed to protect satellites from collisions with debris objects in space. 

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]]> https://spacenews.com/startup-guardiansat-gets-research-grant-for-satellite-self-defense-technology/feed/ 0 194416 CHIME’s new siblings will pinpoint bursts detected by Canada’s world-renowned telescope https://spacenews.com/chimes-new-siblings-will-pinpoint-bursts-detected-by-canadaaeurs-world-renowned-telescope/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86104 In the quest to identify the origins of one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries – fast radio bursts (FRBs) – Canada’s world-renowned telescope, the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), is […]

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]]> 86104 Statement by NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget https://spacenews.com/statement-by-nsf-director-sethuraman-panchanathan-on-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-budget/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=86066 March 28, 2022 Today, the Biden-Harris administration submitted to Congress the President’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2023. The President’s budget, which includes $10.5 billion for the U.S. National Science […]

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]]> 86066 Galaxies discharge metal-tinged gases into the universe https://spacenews.com/galaxies-discharge-metal-tinged-gases-into-the-universe/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84662 Astronomers at the University of California, San Diego have learned more about what exhaust from galaxies is composed of and how galactic emissions are ‘recycled.’ The information will help astronomers understand more […]

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]]> 84662 NSF announces the launch of SpectrumX, an NSF Spectrum Innovation Center https://spacenews.com/nsf-announces-the-launch-of-spectrumx-an-nsf-spectrum-innovation-center/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84575 The worldwide growth of wireless connectivity has provided immense societal benefits and has led to an explosion in usage of the radio spectrum and expansion to higher frequencies. However, the […]

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]]> 464350 NSF partnerships expand National AI Research Institutes to 40 states https://spacenews.com/nsf-partnerships-expand-national-ai-research-institutes-to-40-states/ Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84218 Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, building on the first round of seven institutes funded in 2020. The […]

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]]> 84218 NSF selects Alexandra Isern as assistant director for geosciences https://spacenews.com/nsf-selects-alexandra-isern-as-assistant-director-for-geosciences/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84070 The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Alexandra Isern to be the next assistant director of its Directorate for Geosciences, or GEO. She has spent the last 20 years at […]

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]]> 84070 OSTP Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies https://spacenews.com/ostp-request-for-information-to-improve-federal-scientific-integrity-policies/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=84045 The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has published a Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies on June 28th 2021 in the Federal Register. The RFI […]

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]]> 464191 University of Illinois taps Blue Canyon for scientific cubesat mission https://spacenews.com/university-of-illinois-taps-blue-canyon-for-scientific-cubesat-mission/ Wed, 12 May 2021 12:00:28 +0000 https://spacenews.com/?p=114379

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign awarded a contract to Blue Canyon Technologies to provide cubesats for a space mission sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The value of the award was not disclosed.

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]]> 114379 NSF and NCSES release 2021 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report https://spacenews.com/nsf-and-ncses-release-2021-women-minorities-and-persons-with-disabilities-in-science-and-engineering-report/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=83693 The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics released its 2021 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report. The biennial report provides detailed information about participation […]

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]]> 83693 NSF donates 21 housing units to White Sands Habitat for Humanity https://spacenews.com/nsf-donates-21-housing-units-to-white-sands-habitat-for-humanity/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=83607 For the low-income communities of New Mexico’s Otero County, finding affordable housing soon may become a bit easier with the donation of 21 housing units located at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Solar […]

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]]> 83607 NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns https://spacenews.com/nsf-begins-planning-for-decommissioning-of-arecibo-observatoryaeurs-305-meter-telescope-due-to-safety-concerns/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82948 Following a review of engineering assessments that found damage to the Arecibo Observatory cannot be stabilized without risk to construction workers and staff at the facility, the U.S. National Science […]

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]]> 82948 NSF advances 25 projects to explore bold ideas for transformative research https://spacenews.com/nsf-advances-25-projects-to-explore-bold-ideas-for-transformative-research/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82611 The U.S. National Science Foundation is always seeking to engage the most creative minds with innovative ideas that will help understand and surmount the world’s most difficult challenges. NSF 2026 […]

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]]> 82611 International networks tackle grand scientific challenges, with NSF support https://spacenews.com/international-networks-tackle-grand-scientific-challenges-with-nsf-support/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82597 Large-scale research networks that connect U.S. researchers with partners in other nations will be key for tackling grand scientific challenges and pushing the frontiers of science in ways that are […]

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]]> 463205 NSF and NASA partner to address space weather research and forecasting https://spacenews.com/nsf-and-nasa-partner-to-address-space-weather-research-and-forecasting/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82529 Space weather — solar wind, coronal mass ejections, magnetic storms, upper atmosphere disturbances — can damage infrastructure from electrical power supplies and computer networks to satellite and radio communications — […]

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]]> 463146 Statement on NSF Proposal Deadlines https://spacenews.com/statement-on-nsf-proposal-deadlines/ Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=82191 June 16, 2020 The National Science Foundation is mindful of the challenges many in our country face today. We also are acutely aware that while the research community is dedicated […]

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]]> 82191 NSF Funds Astrophysicists to Develop Code for “Einstein Toolkit” https://spacenews.com/nsf-funds-astrophysicists-to-develop-code-for-einstein-toolkit/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=81969 The National Science Foundation recently awarded researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Louisiana State University, Georgia Tech and West Virginia University grants totaling more […]

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]]> 81969 Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier Named Acting National Science Foundation Director https://spacenews.com/dr-kelvin-droegemeier-named-acting-national-science-foundation-director/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=81847 Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, has been named Acting Director of the National Science Foundation effective March 31, 2020. Droegemeier has previously served […]

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]]> 462568 NSF-supported observatory renamed for astronomer Vera C. Rubin https://spacenews.com/nsf-supported-observatory-renamed-for-astronomer-vera-c-rubin/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=81427 First national U.S. observatory to be named after a woman The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will now be called the NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory, making it the first national […]

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]]> 81427 Open international research collaboration essential, must have safeguards, independent report finds (JASON) https://spacenews.com/open-international-research-collaboration-essential-must-have-safeguards-independent-report-finds-jason/ Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=81355 As part of its ongoing effort to keep international research collaboration both open and secure, the National Science Foundation (NSF) today released a report by the independent science advisory group […]

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]]> 81355 NSF statement: New development in quantum computing https://spacenews.com/nsf-statement-new-development-in-quantum-computing/ Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=81194 In Quantum supremacy using a programmable superconducting processor, in the Oct. 24 issue of the journal Nature, a team of researchers led by Google present evidence that their quantum computer has accomplished […]

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]]> 81194 NSF Awards Cooperative Agreement for Management and Operations of its Green Bank Observatory https://spacenews.com/nsf-awards-cooperative-agreement-for-management-and-operations-of-its-green-bank-observatory/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=81015 On Sept. 23, 2019, the National Science Foundation awarded Associated Universities, Inc. a five-year cooperative agreement for the continued operations of NSF’s Green Bank Observatory (GBO). The agreement will support […]

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]]> 81015 NSF Convergence Accelerator awards bring together scientists, businesses, nonprofits to benefit workers https://spacenews.com/nsf-convergence-accelerator-awards-bring-together-scientists-businesses-nonprofits-to-benefit-workers/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000 http://localhost:8888/spaceref/?p=80954 The National Science Foundation has issued the first awards through its Convergence Accelerator pilot, leveraging multidisciplinary research teams and laying the groundwork for public-private partnerships with Fortune 500 companies to […]

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