Andy Williams

@astrogrant But do you have a copy of the Athena plan?

A poignant article by @SenMarkKelly on how ensuring a continued American presence in space is crucial to keeping our country’s engine of science and innovation moving. nytimes.com/2025/08/06/opi…

@latestinspace People from all over the world...and all walks of life..even the most spiritual--look up at the stars and imagine the possibilities 🔭

After spending the last few months capturing it, I'm thrilled to share with you my newest artwork, my deepest look at the milky way yet. A 140 hour exposure, revealing the chaos happening in our skies. I call it "Above the Rift". Here's a short thread about what you're seeing.

MSR is back?!!

@astrogrant Wow! Would the NSF money flow though, in that case?

🚨🚨🚨 The Spanish Minister of Science just announced $400M EUR to the TMT, with the caveat that it comes to La Palma ciencia.gob.es/Noticias/2025/…

@astrogrant Any details about the ELT program / major infrastructure fund?

FY24 enacted for NSF was $8.826B, PBR request is $3.903B. So CJS funds NSF in this bill at $8.766B!

Nicky Fox will hold a virtual science community meeting via WebEx on June 12 at 12:00 pm ET to discuss SMD's budget according to today's Planetary Exploration Newsletter. Open to everyone: tinyurl.com/4942cj74 More info: planetarynews.org

The relationship between @esa and Canada has never been more strategically important #ESAxCanada

The Moon remains within reach. To everyone who has reached out with words of support, encouragement, and belief - thank you. Your messages remind us that space exploration is a shared endeavor, and that every step we take is made stronger by the community that surrounds us. Mission 2 has come to a close in a way we did not hope for - but the journey itself represents meaningful progress. In building RESILIENCE, in launching Europe’s first rover - TENACIOUS - and in advancing toward the lunar surface, this mission reveals another challenge we need to overcome in order for us to move closer to our vision of a sustainable presence on the Moon. Our teams are reviewing the data and telemetry, and what we learn here will be incorporated into our future missions. Our work continues – with resilience and a tenacious spirit. Never Quit the Lunar Quest -- ispace Crew

@exploreplanets Looks like you need to check the form, it still requires a US state even if you select a different country.

We now have a petition that anyone from around the world can sign to help save NASA science and urge the United States Congress to reject the proposed 47% cut to NASA’s science programs, which is part of a 25% overall cut, before the 2026 budget is finalized. We have 57 signatories and need 1,000 signatories by June 12, 2025. Add your name and help us save NASA space science! ✍️ planet.ly/petition

The FY2026 President's Budget Request includes: 47% cuts to NASA Science. 56% cuts to NSF. 28% cuts to NIST. 14% cuts to the DOE Office of Science. These requests have serious implications for the U.S. scientific enterprise. aas.org/posts/news/202…

The White House has released its top-level ("skinny") budget proposal for FY2026. For NASA, that includes previously reported deep science cuts, ending SLS and Orion after Artemis 3, and scaling back ISS operations.

@SciGuySpace Troubling. I am very much in favor of science, but unfortunately cannot participate in NASA budget discussions, due to SpaceX being a major contractor to NASA.

@SciGuySpace Is the MSR cut just for one year or is it the whole program?

If you care about science at NASA, this is royally sucks. arstechnica.com/space/2025/04/…

Some thoughts about @NASA I think remain true: -Yes it's become a kludgeocracy, along w/ all of the Govt. This is ~25% NASA's fault & ~75% not its fault. -A major reason why NASA is not fully @ fault is that it's really expensive to not be allowed to blow up taxpayer assets.

The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting out planet in 2032 is now 1.5%, or 1 in 67. The OVERWHELMING likelihood is that the asteroid will miss Earth. But for the first time ever, we might have to seriously consider a deflection mission soon. Let me explain. 🧵 (1/x)