"Planetary Science Deserves Special Attention Because It Is Special"

You may know Bill Nye as the Science Guy, but he's also a passionate supporter of scientific research and CEO of The Planetary Society, a phenomenal group that advocates for planetary exploration. For the past couple of years, NASA's budget for planetary mission has been on a bizzare roller coaster of cuts, restoration, political wrangling, and outright byzantine manipulation (see "Related Posts" below for details). In the end, the lion's share of cuts to planetary exploration have come from the...