Our efforts are WORKING to Save NASA Science! This is a huge step, but the work is not over.
Thank you to everyone who wrote to your Reps, signed our petition, shared our updates, or spoke to a friend.
Keep contacting Congress, we are almost to the finish line.
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This is a fantastic way to bring space to more people. Love it. 👏
BREAKING: The president's budget request just hit Congress, which could usher in a dark age for NASA space science.
Congress has the final say, but you can help shape the outcome by adding your name to our global petition.
This is just the start of our fight.
Sign the petition: planet.ly/petition
On National Space Day, the Trump administration celebrates by proposing to gut the U.S.’s space science program.
Today, we're launching a dedicated action hub for the crisis threatening NASA science. Find actions, latest news and up-to-date resources at: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc... #ProtectNASAScience
We’re really just Saran-wrapped in here, huh.
The planets of the solar system, lined up from left to right: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
But it is here from Earth where I dream of you all.
Happy Earth Day.
Our Chief of Space Policy, Casey Dreier, shares insights in today's New York Times on NASA's budget cuts and their implications for the search for extraterrestrial life. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...
please don’t verify me. i wish not to be real
Pretty sure there’s a line forming.
My New York Times essay on the potential cuts to space science at NASA is now live: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...
I PROMISE you if you put Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass in your headphones as you prepare for the absurdity of living you’re going to do fine.
Are you a space nerd who got besieged by texts from friends and family on Wednesday night? You may be entitled to compensation.
This was my favorite part of the piece. Very good points made.
I rarely do this, but please consider donating to The Planetary Society's advocacy program at planetary.org/takeaction
We are an independent nonprofit. We don't have big industry funds or government grants (a bonus, these days!) All we have are our members and donors to enable our work.
Showmanship 🤌
I’m glitched in a perpetual loop of writing and deleting. 🙊
A hamster / mister saddlebags with EXTREMELY chubby cheeks
The Syrian Arabic word for a hamster is أبو جراب (abu jrab), where jrab refers to a pouch/saddlebag/tote. And abu often means “father of,” but can also function as a general honorific (like “mister”). So it’s not too big a stretch to say the Syrian Arabic word for a hamster means “Mister Saddlebags”
Our lives are finite. These cuts to NASA science would take away discoveries we were due to witness in our lifetimes.
i miss the early internet. people were like “you gotta see this dude. this cat sure is long.” and they were right. it was really long. it never shoulda gotten any more complicated than that.
Für Elise and Joplin’s The Entertainer let’s gooooo
Remember that little asteroid a few months ago we thought might hit us?
Here are new #JWST images of it (taken with its two IR instruments).
We now know asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth, is about 60 m across, and is covered in first-size rocks.
It might hit the Moon though and that would be COOL
Artist friends who have a shop, comment below with links! Folks who like to buy merch and art take a look! Your money going to an independent artist instead of a big corporate store means the world to someone and can can literally be life changing
Oh look, it’s me interacting with the fine people of the World Wide Web.
This is no April Fools’ joke: The Planetary Society has been nominated for TWO Webby awards! This is our first-ever nomination and a years-long dream of our team. Help us bring it home and cast your vote for us!
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The planet Jupiter with its cloud bands seen in shades of pink, rusty red, blue, and purple. The Great Red Spot is a deep navy blue, surrounded by bands and swirls of pink, and light blue.
Hubble's ultraviolet view of Jupiter shows the planet in hues of pink and blue.
jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️⚧️
The Day of Action united over 100 passionate space enthusiasts in Washington, D.C. to champion space science and exploration — carrying forward the legacy of Carl Sagan, Louis Friedman, and Bruce Murray.
Read how it went ⬇️
www.planetary.org/articles/202...
A real beaut.
