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National Science Foundation

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. an independent agency of the executive branch, created in 1950, that promotes and supports research and education in the sciences. NSF


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National Science Foundation, and incorporates data from multiple NOIRLab telescopes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Navy to the National Science Foundation are requesting funds in the 2027 fiscal year budget for cargo ships, vehicle carriers, cutters and a research vessel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The research was supported by a federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program focused on developing materials for switchable photonic devices, as well as by the National Science Foundation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Venture-capital firms Transition and Zero Infinity Partners and former executives of Anglo American, Glencore and Tesla have invested in Valor, which has also won National Science Foundation funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The largest semi-steerable radio/radar observatory on the planet Earth is the Arecibo facility, which Cornell University operates for the National Science Foundation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan