A survey that could determine whether the Thirty Meter Telescope receives federal funding will be unveiled this week. The priorities outlined in the decadal surveys historically influence funding ...

astronomers and astrophysicists soon will begin work on a new 10-year plan meant to help NASA and the National Science Foundation prioritize U.S. federal spending on their discipline in the decade ...

Every 10 years, Americans undergo a familiar ritual: the U.S. census. Forms appear in the mail and workers start knocking on doors, all to get an accurate count of the U.S. population. The data ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

SPHEREx will collect infrared spectra of the entire sky every six months after its launch in 2023. Credit: Caltech WASHINGTON — NASA has selected for development a mission that will perform a ...

Numbers of staff and postgraduate students in astronomy, solar system science and geophysics in the 2023, 2016 and 2010 surveys. Women and ethnic minority groups are still significantly ...

A recommendation to the federal government that it fund several large astronomy projects including the Thirty Meter Telescope is “ambitiously pragmatic,” astronomers said Thursday. Doug Simons, ...

On Thursday, the National Academies of Science released the latest Decadal Survey, which the astronomy industry uses to help guide funding decisions. While the survey doesn't guarantee funding, it's ...

American astronomers are calling for the development of a whole new suite of grandiose space telescopes that will be able to peer into the atmospheres of planets beyond our Solar System, listen to ...

WASHINGTON — A new report by the National Research Council identifies the highest- priority research activities for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade that will "set the nation firmly on ...