SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 5, 2026Ars Technica

NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all

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Congress approved NASA's science budget, maintaining key missions while officially ending the troubled $10 billion Mars Sample Return program. The budget preserves future missions including DAVINCI Venus probe and funds for Uranus orbiter studies.

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