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Gene J. Mikulka @genejm1017.bsky.social · Sep 10

NASA has a proposal to re-commission the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft for the exact purpose. It's healthy, & up for a 2029 mission—total cost $200 Million, $50 Million already spent. President Trump wants to kill it. Here's more on the OSIRIS-APEX mission - osirisrex.arizona.edu/osiris-apex

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⭐ ᗰᗩᖇᛕ ᗩ. ǤᗩᖇᒪIᑕᛕ ⭐ @markgarlick.com · Sep 3

NASA released some shape models of four of Saturn's moons. These have every lump and bump; they're not simple spheres.

Here's a test render I did in #Blender showing #Mimas in false color - red is high, blue low. Clearly shows how non-spherical it is!

#sciart #spaceart

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Gene J. Mikulka @genejm1017.bsky.social · Sep 9

For those who wish to listen to the 10 September #NASA Mars 2020 Rover Perseverance announcement, here's the #YouTube Link www.youtube.com/watch?v=-StZ...

Details of New Perseverance Mars Rover Finding

YouTube video by NASA Video

www.youtube.com

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 4

A federal judge in Boston said she found it "difficult to conclude anything other than that [the Trump administration] used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country's premier universities, and did so in a way that runs afoul of [federal law]."

Trump administration illegally froze billions in Harvard funds, judge rules

The ruling is a legal victory for Harvard but the White House says it will appeal the decision.

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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · Sep 3

Just reupping this.

Idk if we are way behind on positions compared to normal because of *waves hands at everything* or bc I’m not on twitter anymore. I’ve shared it all the same places I normally do.

Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · Aug 5

I am community sourcing a list of people who are actively in search of MS/PhD students in planetary science/astrobiology/exoplanets for Fall 2026. If you are such a person, please fill out the following google form:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Planetary Science MS/PhD Positions for Fall 2026

Crowd sourced list of people who are looking for MS/PhD students to help connect prospective students with advisors so we can do even more fabulous planetary science! (Submitting a response indicates ...

docs.google.com

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · Sep 1

In order to get a weather forecasting job with the National Weather Service, applicants now have to name at least two Trump Executive Orders and state how they plan to help support them. Which is ridiculous and shame on every MIC that allows that nonsense in their WFO!

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Ed Rivera-Valentín @planettreky.bsky.social · Aug 17

NASA’s PDCO Planetary Defenders
#PlanetaryScience
youtu.be/jOb2DQWvDvc?...

Planetary Defenders (NASA+ Original Documentary)

YouTube video by NASA

youtu.be

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Casey Dreier @caseydreier.bsky.social · Aug 7

This is a shocking executive order that undermines the very idea of open inquiry. It turns federal grants into dispensations, subject to arbitrary and capricious withdrawal should the recipient say or believe the wrong things.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

www.whitehouse.gov

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Ed Rivera-Valentín @planettreky.bsky.social · Aug 7

I wake up everyday hoping this nightmare is over and every day it finds a new way to be cruel and haunting. Sigh.

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Ed Rivera-Valentín @planettreky.bsky.social · Aug 7

New executive order

IMPROVING OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL GRANTMAKING

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

www.whitehouse.gov

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · Jul 25

“I was threatened with being referred to the FBI... They also threatened to stain my record so I would never get a job again. They also threatened with an extended detention if I didn’t give them the passwords to the student information or to my district files."

Vermont school superintendent detained after trip to Nicaragua

Wilmer Chavarria, the superintendent of the Winooski School District, was held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection while returning to the country after visiting family.

www.wmtw.com

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Sarah Tuttle @niais.bsky.social · Jun 25

NASA is being radically reorganized, starting almost immediately.
The Town Hall is here, if you're interested:

video.ibm.com/channel/KKpg...

video.ibm.com

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The Planetary Society @planetarysociety.bsky.social · Jun 10

Need data to explain the disastrous proposed cuts to NASA?
Here are seven charts that lay out why The White House’s FY2026 budget proposal poses a historic threat to NASA. www.planetary.org/articles/nas...

NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts

The White House has put forward a radical, wasteful proposal for NASA. We have the data to prove it.

www.planetary.org

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James Tuttle Keane @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social · Jun 6

Happy pride month! I worked with some LA-based scientists and engineers, and we have a kickstarter for space pride t-shirts! Consider backing!
🛰️🏳️‍⚧️🚀🏳️‍🌈🪐

www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...

A sketch of a colorful Mars rover holding an inclusive pride flag in its robot arm. It’s very stylized, colorful, and got a little smile. It’s on a starry background.

A sketch of our Solar System, drom Mercury to Pluto. The planets are colored with the colors of an inclusive pride flag. It’s on a starry background. Above the planets is the text “Enough Space for Everyone”

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NASAWATCH @nasawatch.bsky.social · May 30

This is the #RIF that NASA can expect to endure - a reduction from 17,391 to 11,853 - so ... who will the unlucky 5,538 people be? Meanwhile let's gut the #NASA budget while simultaneously starting a crash program to beat China to #Mars - #EmbraceTheChallenge y'all

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NASAWATCH @nasawatch.bsky.social · May 30

What is the fastest way to make China Great In Space? Simple: just do this one thing to the #NASA budget. #Slash

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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · May 30

Breaking from @science.org: The Trump administration wants to kill off a host of active and healthy NASA climate and planetary spacecraft. It would be a "leaner, more focused" agency, they say -- and one far less capable of studying the Earth and exploring space.

Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request

Proposal would end nearly all new major science missions

www.science.org

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Ed Rivera-Valentín @planettreky.bsky.social · May 30

GBO, which was trying to build the nextgen radar after the collapse of Arecibo, is on the decommissioning block… again. Sigh.

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Leigh Fletcher @leighfletcher.bsky.social · May 30

ESA folks finding zeroes for ExoMars, EnVision, Euclid, LISA, Ariel contributions, and so many more in those documents... the damage to international partnerships and trust would be incalculable if this budget proposal comes to pass...

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Andy Rivkin @asrivkin.bsky.social · May 30

"Gemini telescopes will operate at approximately 50% capacity and access to the telescopes at Kitt Peak and Cerro Tololo will be phased out." p 104 of the pdf.

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The Planetary Society @planetarysociety.bsky.social · May 30

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

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Lynn Carter @lynncarter.bsky.social · May 30

Wow. This proposes cutting over 1300 civil servants from NASA Goddard, a 46% cut in staff.

Jeff Foust @jfoust.bsky.social · May 30

Also, the budget proposal would cut NASA's civil service workforce by a third.

Chart showing NASA's civil service workforce: 17,391 in FY25, 11,853 in FY26.

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Heidi B. Hammel @hbhammel.bsky.social · May 30

Witness the *proposed* devastation of NASA science. If this concerns you, consider exploring the tools provided to make your opinions known: www.planetary.org/save-nasa-sc...

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James Tuttle Keane @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social · May 30

The NASA planetary science fleet chart if the president’s budget is enacted.

The NASA planetary science fleet chart. It shows two spirals with missions to Moon/Mars and the Solar System. I’ve crossed off all of the missions that will be cancelled in the president’s budget… and there are a lot of them.

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James Tuttle Keane @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social · May 30

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This table is devastating but so important. Government funded science supports everyone from kids, to college students, to researchers.

Rita Parai @ritaparai.bsky.social · May 30

I need to actually get to my gate in time, but am stuck processing this particular table:

A screenshot from the proposed NSF budget request showing the number of people involved in NSF activities dropping from 330,100 in FY2024 to 90,000 in FY2026.

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