First word on NASA Budget Cuts

I am not a morning person. I will often work late into the night with collaborators as we enjoy those hours after children, spouses, and other distractors have all settled into sleep. This means that when my 8am alarm went off, 6 hours after I’d headed to bed, I cursed. But I knew there was Bennu science being presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), and I was going to be there (via Zoom) to hear that science.

But I have to admit, I’ve been largely distracted away from all that sciencey goodness by news that has me rage-eating yogurt (this life at 50…