Planetary Society

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: planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/pdfs/Sp…

Is it Venus? Jupiter? Mars? Use our night sky guide to figure out what you're actually looking at for the month of May ➡️ planetary.org/night-sky/nigh…

Back at it with✨SCIENCE✨

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: science.nasa.gov/specials/your-…

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. ⬇️ planetary.org/articles/artem…

"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: planetary.org/articles/analy…

Who gets to name things in space, and how does it work? planetary.org/articles/how-d…

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.

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: planetary.org

We have your resource hub for the NASA budget: planetary.org/save-nasa-scie…

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

Right now, our members are sitting across from congressional staffers in the House and Senate office buildings. The ask is simple: don't cut NASA science by 46%. #SaveNASAScience

All systems go. 🚀 #dayofaction

Training day: complete. Tomorrow, we take it to the Hill. 🚀

Our Day of Action training is underway! 🚀 Tomorrow, more than 140 Planetary Society members will walk the halls of Congress together to advocate for NASA science.

Monday. We lock in. 🚀🪐