Area Snapshot
The Planetary Society’s crew is taking a while off this week to have a good time Thanksgiving, so this Downlink is a bit of shorter than normal. It’s additionally centered on gratitude — for the superb issues that occurred in area exploration this yr, the accomplishments our members and supporters helped make attainable, and the folks in our lives that we get to share all of it with.
Right here’s what we’re particularly grateful for proper now:
- The Better of 2025. There’s loads to have a good time from the final yr of area exploration, and you’ll nonetheless vote on your favorites up till Nov. 31. Among the many highlights are the gorgeous pictures you see above — which one stands out to you? Forged your vote now!
- Advocacy impression. The Planetary Society and our members have been working exhausting year-round to battle for NASA Science, and we’re seeing outcomes. This week, a bunch of 30 Home lawmakers submitted a letter to the Home and Senate Appropriations Committee management with a easy message: defend federal funding for area science in FY 2026. Study extra about this motion and what it means for NASA.
- The individuals who love area. With out these folks, we might by no means ship missions to discover the Cosmos, we’d by no means make discoveries about our place in area, and we’d definitely by no means succeed at defending price range cuts to NASA. We’re grateful day-after-day for the individuals who make area exploration attainable — together with you. That’s why we put collectively our annual area present information — to share superior concepts for tactics to have a good time the folks in your life who love area and to nourish that keenness much more. Take a look at our checklist of area items immediately.
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