{"id":2593414,"date":"2026-04-21T16:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-now-working-with-investigators-in-probe-of-dead-and-missing-scientists\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:38:36","slug":"nasa-now-working-with-investigators-in-probe-of-dead-and-missing-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-now-working-with-investigators-in-probe-of-dead-and-missing-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Now Working with Investigators in Probe of Dead and Missing Scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-now-working-with-investigators-in-probe-of-dead-and-missing-scientists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2593414&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; NASA says it is coordinating and cooperating wiht federal investigators looking into the deaths and disappearances of leading scientists connected to their research, and notes that nothing NASA-related indicates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"State Dept Spox: \u2018Largest Threat to U.S. National Security are U.S. Cops\u2019\">national security threat<\/a>. The agency emphasizes openness and will provide more information as available.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The report references a question from Fox News\u2019 Peter Doocy to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, citing claims that about 10 American scientists have gone missing or died since mid-2024, with access to classified material. Leavitt saeid she did not know of an inquiry but would seek an answer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article later states that, on Thursday, the Trump governance had begun an investigation into the matter, and that the FBI and the House Oversight Committee announced separate investigations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Throughout,the piece discusses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lady-gaga-justin-bieber-and-korean-pop-band-scrubbed-from-friends-reunion-after-offending-chinese-dictatorship\/\" title=\"Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, And Korean Pop Band Scrubbed From \u2018Friends\u2019 Reunion After Offending Chinese Dictatorship\">online speculation<\/a> and theories involving unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs),with some politicians,including Tim Burchett,implying remarkable possibilities. It notes that these discussions have persisted alongside official inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece also notes NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/banks-close-painful-citrix-debt-chapter-with-700-million-loss-source\/\" title=\"Banks close painful Citrix debt chapter with 0 million loss ...source\">completed successfully<\/a> and includes various site elements such as promotional content and reader engagement features embedded in the page.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Monday on the social media platform X, NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens confirmed that the space agency has begun &ldquo;coordinating and cooperating&rdquo; with federal investigators looking into the recent deaths and disappearances of leading scientists and others with connections to their research.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this time, nothing related to NASA indicates a national security threat,&rdquo; Stevens added. &ldquo;The agency is committed to transparency and will provide more information as able.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Fox News&rsquo; Peter Doocy raised the issue with White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karoline-leavitt-tore-legacy-media-new-one-politico-ran-wildly-misleading-headline-trump-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are now 10 American scientists who have either gone missing or died since mid-2024,&rdquo; Doocy said in a short clip d by Stevens on X. &ldquo;They all reportedly had access to classified nuclear or aerospace material.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Doocy then asked if the deaths and disappearances had caught the attention of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is anybody investigating this to see if these things are connected?&rdquo; Doocy asked.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt replied that she did not know about an investigation, but would get Doocy an answer as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NASA is coordinating and cooperating with the relevant agencies in relation to the missing scientists. At this time, nothing related to NASA indicates a national security threat. The agency is committed to transparency and will provide more information as able. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/92dTXGAxQn\">https:\/\/t.co\/92dTXGAxQn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bethany Stevens (@NASASpox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASASpox\/status\/2046330761414857076?\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then, on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-vows-get-bottom-startling-rise-deaths-disappearances-government-scientists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> confirmed that his administration had indeed begun an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I hope it&rsquo;s random,&rdquo; the president said of the deaths and disappearances. &ldquo;But we&rsquo;re going to know in the next week and a half.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, both the FBI and the House Oversight Committee announced separate investigations into the matter, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/fbi-will-look-connections-deaths-disappearances-scientists-rcna332397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, on Fox News&rsquo; &ldquo;The Will Cain Show,&rdquo; host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-will-cain-sounds-alarm-nasa-scientists-continue-turn-missing-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Cain<\/a> profiled seven of the missing or dead scientists. All have died or gone missing in the last two years. And all worked for either NASA, the Air Force, or the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Those apparent connections led to what NBC News called &ldquo;online speculation and internet theories.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As one might imagine, many of those &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-calls-biden-exit-questions-conspiracy\/\" title=\"Washington Post Calls Biden Exit Questions &#039;Conspiracy\">theories&#038;rdquo<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >involved unidentified aerial phenomena<\/a>, or UAPs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, elected officials have done nothing to quell the speculation.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in a recent interview, Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-country-come-unglued-tim-burchett-reveals-alien-life-briefing-attended-2-weeks-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Burchett<\/a> of Tennessee said that &ldquo;this country would have come unglued&rdquo; had people seen what he saw during a March briefing on alien life.<\/p>\n<p>NASA recently completed the successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-artemis-iis-victor-glover-d-jesus-teachings-space-entire-world-nasa-gave-incredible-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artemis II<\/a> mission beyond the moon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens said there is no sign that NASA poses a national security threat, and the agency remains committed to transparency and will share more information as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fox News\u2019 Peter Doocy asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt whether the cases had drawn the attention of the Trump administration. Doocy said about 10 American scientists have gone missing or died since mid-2024, and many reportedly had access to classified material. Leavitt said she wasn\u2019t aware of any investigation but would look into it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Later, President Trump indicated that an investigation had indeed started, noting he hopes the cases are random but that answers should emerge within a week and a half. NBC News later reported that the FBI and the House Oversight Committee announced separate inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Earlier in the month, Will Cain on Fox News profiled seven missing or dead scientists linked to NASA, the Air Force, or Los Alamos National Laboratory. This prompted online speculation about possible connections, including theories involving unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). Some officials have not tried to quell the speculation; for example, Rep. 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