The Latest Breaking News from NSF

"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, the origins of the building blocks of life themselves."

National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.

"We are given rules by our own institutions about what we can and cannot say."

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first image release includes a 'staggering' view of 10 million galaxies in and around the Virgo Cluster. Here are six stunning sights hidden throughout the mind-boggling image.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first cosmic images on 23 June 2025, launching a 10-year sky survey with the world's largest digital camera.

Geologists race to collect perishable data as Kentucky residents ‘scared to death’ over floods amid Trump cuts

The Trump administration has cut billions in federal funding for medical research, as Kennedy singles out private funders for criticism.

Science funding is a hot topic these days and people have questions about how grants work. Who decides whether a researcher will receive funds? What’s the decision-making process? How is the money spent once a grant proposal has been approved?

Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that support basic research requires that discoveries be shared with nonscientists. This component, referred to as “broader impacts” by the National Science Foundation, can make a big difference for K-12 students and…

With the National Science Foundation urging its employees to resign or retire, American innovation is on the line.