NASA Unveils Two New Initiatives to Accelerate Science and Foster Next‑Generation Researchers

NASA announced two new programs at the White House Golden Age Summit. One is a metascience initiative that will expand dual‑anonymous peer review across the Science Mission Directorate to improve fairness and innovation. The other is the Genesis Mission Fellowship, which will award 10 accelerated doctoral students with expertise in super‑intelligence and a science or engineering discipline to work on NASA missions and labs. The initiatives build on the Trump Administration’s “Science: A New Golden Age” report and aim to strengthen scientific practices and invest in future talent. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency will lead the country into a new era of discovery.