National Science Foundation - Where Discoveries Begin

NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

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NSF: Next steps against harassment

Fact Sheet

The surprising environment of an enigmatic neutron star

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VLBA measures asteroid's characteristics

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Engineering biology through DNA’s environment

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Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

Media Advisory

Astronomers witness birth of new star from stellar explosion

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New TRIPODS+X awards target Big Data solutions for broad range of research challenges

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NSF INCLUDES takes major step forward with new awards

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A new exoplanet is discovered by an international team led by a young Canadian student

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Radio observations confirm superfast jet of material from neutron star merger

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Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

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Astronomers reveal new details about 'monster' star-forming galaxies

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Early opaque universe linked to galaxy scarcity

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Pairs of small colliding galaxies may seed future stars

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VLA detects possible extrasolar planetary-mass magnetic powerhouse

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Astronomers blown away by historic stellar blast

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Galaxy outskirts likely hunting grounds for dying massive stars and black holes

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Researchers discover thin gap on stellar family portrait

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Young galaxy's halo offers clues to its growth and evolution

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SD Mines scientists and students contribute to IceCube breakthrough

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Astronomers find a famous exoplanet's doppelganger

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Neutrino observation points to one source of high-energy cosmic rays

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Distant quasar providing clues to early universe conditions

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Nearly 80 exoplanet candidates identified in record time

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Astronomers see distant eruption as black hole destroys star

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Statement on National Academies sexual harassment study

Press Statement

How do you weigh a galaxy? Especially the one you're in?

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Data discrepancies may affect understanding of the universe

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