Hi Reddit! I’m Ross Andersen, a staff writer at The Atlantic. I’ve reported extensively on space and the Trump administration’s funding cuts to NASA. Ask me anything. Hi everyone! I’m Ross. I’ve reported extensively for *The Atlantic* on developments in cosmology, America’s ambitions for cosmic exploration, and the Trump administration’s attempts to cut funding for NASA. Recently, [I visited NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-nasa-budget-american-space-program/685332/?gift=KAfKJBpWEhalxfNtFeR2vFTj0ZxWcOVpwvCYb9rxiaI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share) and the agency’s Goddard Spaceflight Center, and spoke with current and now-departed staff members about how the administration’s cuts could threaten decades of U.S. progress in space science.…