Keith’s note: In June OMB issued new regulations which, if implemented, would gut the way that American science has been evaluated and conducted for the better part of a century. […]
Science
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Let’s Destroy American Science [UPDATE]
Keith’s note: The Federal Government recently issued “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” which, if implemented, would gut the way that American science has been evaluated and conducted for the better […]
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Space Advocacy Sugar Highs
Keith’s note: the other day the Planetary Society just had their SaveNASAScience thing on Capitol Hill. Lotsof space advocates and actual space scientists walked the halls of Congress. Good on […]
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Planetary Science Caucus Rejects NASA FY 2027 Budget Request
Keith’s note: According to a press release from Planetary Science Caucus Co-Chairs Chu and Bacon: “Last week, President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Administration’s Fiscal Year […]
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Planetary Science Caucus Statement
Keith’s note: according to a press release “Planetary Science Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on House Passage of FY26 Full-Year Funding for Space, Science, and Exploration”: “the U.S. House of Representatives voted […]
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New Academy Report: Science On Mars
Keith’s note: according to a press release from the National Academies of Science “A new report “A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars“ from the National Academies of […]
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NASA Has Active Interstellar Missions. Who Knew.
Keith’s note: A preprint was posted on Wednesday 3 Dec 2025 titled “Voyager 1 Data Reveals Signatures of the Local Gas and Cosmic-Ray Source Distributions“ which refers to “recent Voyager […]
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Some Notes On Jared Isaacman And NASA Science
Keith’s note: A recent Politico article cited some internal ideas Jared Isaacman offered to Interim Administrator Sean Duffy. The article said “Isaacman’s manifesto would radically change NASA’s approach to science. […]
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Planetary Society Advocacy Fades Away
Keith’s note: A few weeks ago The Planetary Society was waving its arms about saving NASA science. Great. Then silence. A month later Jared Isaacman has been renominated – not […]
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Gutting Science At NASA Goddard
Keith’s note: according to a well researched and brutally accurate story “NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown” at Space.com: “The workforce at NASA’s Goddard Space […]