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.

@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?!!

🚨🚨🚨 The Spanish Minister of Science just announced $400M EUR to the TMT, with the caveat that it comes to La Palma

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: https://t.co/1ul6eweN8d More info:

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.

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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. https://t.co/5Eyaj9pTxo

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.

If you care about science at NASA, this is royally sucks. https://t.co/mjHH0dZVhG

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)

I'm passionate about not just stargazing, but health impacts from light pollution. I noticed I sleep far better in places with less artificial light, and feel more rested after. Maybe it's psychosomatic, but I believe seeing the stars at night is important for our health.

A substantial share of data for my official dark and quiet skies work was sourced from Jonathan’s page at some point —please support 👇

The European Southern Observatory's @ESO_Chile Paranal Observatory in Chile's Atacama Desert, home to the Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the under-construction Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), is facing a significant threat from a proposed industrial megaproject by AES Andes, a

It's been a while since I posted here...life got very busy the past months...mainly due to starting a 🚀super cool 🚀 space international relations job in the Human & Robotic Exploration Directorate at the European Space Agency @esa and moving with the family to Netherlands! 🇳🇱

My latest in the FT: The perils (and opportunities) facing NASA and ESA; it's time for Agency Heads to create a new strategy that aligns with our global economy!