Ready for the Theodore Payne Foundation Native Plant Garden Tour today! Second time hosting to show off spring and the beauty of native plants. Am easternmost garden of~20 on today's tour (LA/Pas peeps, have 3 extra tour tix if you want; text me)

The total solar eclipse is only a week and a half away, learn if your eclipse glasses are safe. ⬇️
planetary.org/articles/are-y…

Recommend. Deserved an Oscar and watch is a heartwarming 40min of your life 💕🎶🎼🎷🪈🎻
youtube.com/watch?v=xttrkg…

Amazing! Congrats to my 小型月着陸実証機SLIM ISAS（JAXA宇宙科学研究所） colleagues for this amazing, plucky spacecraft 💪🌚

Was at LPSC last week. Great to connect with colleagues but my favorite was receipt of this medal from my Houston friends' daughter ❤️

Writing with Brett Denevi in the AAS Public Policy blog series on Decadal Surveys and why they help the community make big discoveries in space. Important now more than ever in a time of tight budgets 💪🪐🛰️🔭aas.org/posts/news/202…

Friends,

You know that I like to trash Mars, and I've been vocal in my criticism of Mars Sample Return.

But as a community of planetary scientists, we've a LOT more to lose than gain if MSR is cancelled.

So Vicky Hamilton and I wrote this. Take a look:

latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Love Intuitive Machines, Tim and the NASA team's creativity and nimbleness in a scrappy landing!

Huge CONGRATS to my colleagues Intuitive Machines for a successful lunar landing!!! This is a huge victory for the team and opens up new pathways for getting science and exploration done on planetary surfaces. Can't wait to see the results from the lunar payloads! 🌚💪🚀

The IM-1 mission to land on the Moon has triumphed over numerous challenges, showcasing exceptional resilience, innovation, and teamwork.

Intuitive Machines expects to land on the Moon at 1649 CST on Thursday, February 22nd.

Go Intuitive Machines and go Tim!! So delighted to see you en route to the Moon! 🚀🛰🌚

It’s an exciting time in space exploration. But U.S. leadership is at risk, Bethany Ehlmann writes. wapo.st/4bPyXAK

Honored to add my voice to chorus: keep NASA the most awesome space program, for human and robotic exploration. Let's get it done w/ a strong FY24 sci budget incl a sustainable rework of MSR+priorities following from all @NASEM Decadal Surveys🚀🛰🔭👩‍🚀🌏🪐 washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Best wishes to my colleagues at Intuitive Machines on their IM-1 lander's journey to the Moon! Lunar Trailblazer rides with IM-2 so looking forward to more launches to come too! 🌚🚀

Still haven't figured out exactly where you need to go to witness the 2024 Eclipse? 🤔 Our eclipse map has everything you need to know. Path of totality ✅ Expected weather ✅ Events ✅ Lodging ✅ and so much more.
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As NASA and Congress reconsider the nation’s approach to Mars Sample Return, The Planetary Society believes that it must be reworked with the following principles. ⬇️
planetary.org/advocacy/princ…