"The decision has taken many in the scientific community by surprise, says Jack Kiraly, director of government relations at the Planetary Society, a nonprofit that supports space exploration. “This is such a strange decision with no clear rationale. None of it really makes sense,” he says.

According to the letter, signed by Louise Prockter, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, funding to support these “Analysis and Assessment Groups” will stop “toward the end of April 2026.”"

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"The decision has taken many in the scientific community by surprise, says Jack Kiraly, director of government relations at the Planetary Society, a nonprofit that supports space exploration. “This is such a strange decision with no clear rationale. None of it really makes sense,” he says.

According to the letter, signed by Louise Prockter, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, funding to support these “Analysis and Assessment Groups” will stop “toward the end of April 2026.”"