NASA's science budget is facing an extinction-level event.

This week on Planetary Radio.

I'm Sarah Al-Ahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

NASA's science missions have given us breathtaking

images of the cosmos, robotic explorers on Mars, spacecraft venturing to the farthest reaches

of our solar system, and groundbreaking discoveries that help us unravel the mysteries of our universe.

But now, many of these missions and the future of U.S. space science are at risk.

A proposed 50% cut to NASA's science budget has been called an extinction-level event by our

chief of space policy, Casey Dreyer. And the Planetary Society is once more stepping up to protect space exploration.

This week, I speak with Casey Dreyer and Jack Corelli from the Planetary Society Space Policy

team about the budget battle ahead.

Why these cuts would be devastating and how you can take action before they become a part

of the official U.S. presidential budget request.

Then science editor A.A. Stahl joins us to explore the power of grassroots

advocacy and the amazing things planetary society members have accomplished through collective action.

And as always, we'll check in with Bruce Betts for What's Up, with a small celebration of Lunar Planet VEC

and a look forward to this week's upcoming lunar eclipse. If you love planetary radio and want to stay informed about the latest space discoveries,

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Last week, Ars Technica reported on a proposed 25% cut to NASA's overall budget,

with a significant portion of that coming from the Science Mission Directorate, or SMD,

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