Thank you to Jack Kiraly, and all at the Planetary Society, for spear-heading these advocacy efforts!

Looking for data to support your meeting with your Rep or Senators? Check out this interactive dashboard we created! It shows how NASA’s science investments benefit your state and 77% of all congressional districts. Use it alongside your talking points to make your case!

This has never happened before. Every living former NASA Science Chief united to sign a joint letter to Congress, urging them to reject a devastating 47% cut to NASA’s science budget. Led by our board member and former NASA Associate Administrator of Science John Grunsfeld, we

I genuinely believe that science exploration is an essential lifeblood of a flourishing civilization, that progresses technology and provides inspiration to think beyond our imagined boundaries and see ourselves as a unified species. Without it, we will stagnate and regress.

My mum is visiting from Australia and brought me my Garfield book I read when I was a kid. So of course I 3d printed and painted a 12 inch tall Garfield.

Live in the U.S.? We’re organizing in-person meetings for you to speak directly with your elected officials in Washington, D.C. On October 5–6, join The Planetary Society and nearly a dozen partner organizations for a national Day of Action to save NASA’s space science. Make

For the past 14 years, I have been maintaining and updating the Habitable Zone Gallery (hzgallery.org), created along with Dr. Dawn Gelino 💜⁷. We now host HZ data and figures for 3897 systems and 5184 planets, 167 of which lie in the HZ.

That moment when you're reading about the earthquake near Russia, only to experience a 4.4 quake near Riverside. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

Would you like to see the nearest Earth-size planet? Venus is now at its highest point in the pre-dawn sky (the famous "morning star"). Our beautiful twin planet is worth the 5am viewing. And as you stare at its brilliance, remember this: we know surprisingly little about it.

IPAC scientist finds evidence for a planet in the same star system as #Avatar's Pandora! If confirmed by additional observations, "Its very existence [...] would challenge our understanding of how planets form, survive, and evolve in chaotic environments." ipac.caltech.edu/news/nasa-s-jw…