NASA has ordered a pause on all work by key planetary and astrophysics science committees due to recent executive orders by President Donald Trump.
In a series of memos sent from NASA headquarters late Friday (Jan. 31), the space agency directed the leaders of at least 10 planetary science assessment and analysis groups that cover a wide range of topics, from the exploration of the moon and solar system planets to "ocean worlds" like the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter. According to SpaceNews, NASA's astrophysics assessment groups received similar memos, all of which cited a need to ensure the groups were in compliance with recent executive orders by Trump.
