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Mike Wong

@mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy
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Hapa/multicultural * Kidney donor * Urban cyclist * 🍳🏳️‍🌈 * Buddhist [bridged from solarsystem.social/@mikewong on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]

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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/05/2026
Just found a summary of the huge cuts to Hubble science funding, from the April STUC meeting. HST US observing community grants remained above $25M/year for Cycles 16–30 (which started in years 2007–2022), reaching over $35M in Cycle 30. There was a cut […] [Original post on solarsystem.social]
A bar chart showing how the dollar amount for Hubble science analysis grants has changed in each observing cycle
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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2025
NASA 2025: 11 planetary research programs are combined into one (and reduced by 69%). research.ssl.berkeley.edu/~mikewong…
Bar chart listing the individual 2024 programs being combined into a single Solar System Science program for 2025, with an overall funding reduction of 69%
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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2025
Instrument development grants for planetary exploration will not be offered by NASA in 2025. research.ssl.berkeley.edu/~mikewong…
Bar chart showing several NASA planetary science programs zeroed out for the 2025 proposal year
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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2025
There is 82% less funding available for new NASA Planetary Science research, in the newly released 2025 proposal announcement. research.ssl.berkeley.edu/~mikewong…
Bar chart showing NASA planetary science new grant budgets of $73 million for 2024, cut 82% to $12.9 million for 2025
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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2025
Melissa Rice summed up the vibe: lnkd.in/g7BiaBkQ
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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/06/2025
Another #graph, showing how it's wasteful to shut off a productive deep space mission (New Horizons). The main costs have already been paid. From a June 9 Michael Hiltzik article all over the internet about "Trump's NASA cuts would destroy decades of […] [Original post on solarsystem.social]
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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2025
Graphs are helpful, this one from Joshua Weitz compares science cuts at NIH, NASA, and NSF. joshuasweitz.substack.com/p/the-whi…
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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2025
Um hi, explorer... are you looking for an internship? 😈 nasawatch.com/activism/is-resistanc…
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Mike Wong @mikewong.solarsystem.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2025
2D map of the most popular PIN codes, from: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-28/almo…
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