A newly released letter of intent sets up a new partnership that could benefit both agencies. Initial focus areas for consideration include space operations and geosciences.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
Taking the helm just as the museum is poised for a major renovation, new director Ellen Stofan told Eos she looks forward to taking the museum “to the next level” and exciting people about science.Read More »Space Science & Space Physics
Space weather can affect many technologies and infrastructures that society relies on. The White House seeks public input to inform the next steps to better prepare the Nation for this hazard.Read More »Biogeosciences
A recent paper in JGR: Biogeosciences demonstrates that sharing data has positive benefits not just for the scientific community but also for the one doing the sharing.Read More »
The American Geophysical Union has created a network of 30 individuals from diverse disciplines who will advocate for science in their congressional districts.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
Charles Bolden, who led NASA during the Obama administration, tells Eos that the new director can do a good job if he focuses on the agency’s mission, listens to the staff, and remains apolitical.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
Bridenstine says bipartisanship “is important in space.” Many Democrats, however, worry that he will be too partisan.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
Bridenstine, the first politician to lead the agency, is urged to run NASA in a nonpartisan manner and to support its science missions.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
Are you engaged in rigorous science? If so, ask your elected representatives to fund it robustly and predictably and to oppose policies that impede scientific progress. Read More »Science Policy & Funding
Protestors in the U.S. capital echoed pleas from last year, calling for greater appreciation of and support for science, less political interference, and increased diversity in scientific pursuits.Read More »
