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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced a major reorganization of NASA. Learn more about what that looks like ⬇️ https://t.co/D4hC3F975S

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The House budget bill that includes NASA funding just cleared a key hurdle, advancing out of the Appropriations Committee.

This is the first funding bill for FY 2027 to be released and reach this stage, establishing congressional intent and rejecting the worst of the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed cuts to NASA. https://t.co/aAky96gjej

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The U.S. Department of War has released classified UAP files but how do we figure if they're real?
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This is one of our favorite kinds of events to host.

We're gathering members virtually in our Community app on May 20 to watch "Small Town Universe" an award-winning documentary about the people of Green Bank, West Virginia, a town inside a federally designated radio quiet zone where residents voluntarily give up their cellphones and most electronics to protect the world's largest steerable radio telescope.

After the film, director Katie Dellamaggiore joins us for a conversation, along with a special guest who plays a central role in the story.

Mat Kaplan former Planetary Radio host, will guide the conversation!

It's a members-only event, and if you're not a member yet, this is a great reason to become one. Membership starts at just $4/month.

📅 Wednesday, May 20 • 6:00 – 8:30pm MDT
Become a member: https://t.co/uRed1S4A1i

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On April 24, all 22 members of the National Science Board were dismissed in an unprecedented action that strips the @NSF of the independent oversight Congress has required by law since 1950.

This comes after a year of damage to NSF: more than 30% of staff lost, headquarters surrendered, new grants issued at a quarter of the historical pace, and two OMB proposals to cut NSF's budget by more than half.

Tell your members of Congress to use the FY 2027 budget and their oversight power to ensure independent oversight of NSF.
➡️ https://t.co/ClwZF4w4s5

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Congratulations to our Chief of Space Policy, Casey Dreier, and Director of Government Relations, @JackKiraly, on receiving the 2026 Harold Masursky Award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science, presented by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the @AAS_Office. 🎉

This award recognizes outstanding service to planetary science and exploration — and there's no better example of that than their work advocating for NASA science funding.

Learn more about the award here: https://t.co/hCBgID7dAw

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When astronauts, unions, advocates, and the broader space community speak with one voice, Congress listens. We joined @Astros4America , @AAS_Office, @UCSusa, and 20+ organizations in sending a joint letter to Congress: reject the proposed 46% cut ($3.4 billion) to NASA's Science Mission Directorate.

If enacted, this proposal would terminate more than 50 missions and eliminate 2,000+ civil service positions. It would be the smallest inflation-adjusted NASA science budget since 1984.

The space community is united in opposing it. And early signs suggest Congress is listening. The House has already moved to hold NASA's topline flat, and the Senate looks to follow.

Read the letter in full: https://t.co/xb7JhxUPaV

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Is it Venus? Jupiter? Mars? Use our night sky guide to figure out what you're actually looking at for the month of May ➡️ https://t.co/U8XlvuSzDZ

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Back at it with✨SCIENCE✨

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Bill Nye, Chief Ambassador of @exploreplanets, turned our studio into a rocket science lab, teaching some young science students about how NASA sent the Artemis II crew into space, around the moon and back to Earth. https://t.co/FShOB4CDKd

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Oh, will you look at that.

These are real images of Earth, captured by NASA's Landsat satellites. The website is going viral right now because you can spell your name using individual satellite images that resemble letters. We used the tool to spell out this message — can you tell what it says? And the program that made it possible? Funded by the Science Mission Directorate that's now facing a 46% cut.

Try it yourself: https://t.co/PGF0Rdrstc

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27 million people watched Artemis II splashdown, but interest fell off almost immediately after. What will it take to keep people engaged with what comes next? That starts with NASA. ⬇️
https://t.co/qQjsa7GmST

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"An extinction-level event can be thought of as a sudden, external calamity wiping out a given species. For the dinosaurs, it was the Chicxulub impactor. For NASA’s science program, it very well may be the FY 2027 Presidential Budget Request."

Read more on the FY 2027 NASA Budget Request from our Chief of Space Policy, Casey Dreier:
https://t.co/QwMnwAuBue

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Who gets to name things in space, and how does it work? https://t.co/GYY6qZV3wD

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The Planetary Society co-hosted today’s NASA Science Showcase in the Senate alongside @APLU_News, @AAUniversities, @AAS_Office, @AGUSciPolicy, @ASGSRSpace and more than 20 universities and research organizations across the country highlighting how @NASA science across disciplines strengthens America’s leadership and fuels the broader space program.

You can’t be first in space by being second in science.

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Our Day of Action has come to a close. Thank you to the more than 130 members who showed up in person and made their voices heard. Together, they held over 160 meetings, representing more than 30 states.

These advocates came from all walks of life, united by a shared commitment to our nation’s space program and the future of NASA science 🚀����

Learn more about our Day of Action: https://t.co/Uplv2o9VmH

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We have your resource hub for the NASA budget: https://t.co/D4hC3F8zgk

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Halfway through the day. Our advocates have completed over 100 congressional meetings across 30 states. Every conversation matters for NASA science. Keep going. 🪐 #DayOfAction #SaveNASAScience