Why Chase Total Solar Eclipsees around the world? We'll find out this week on planetary radio.

I'm Sarah Al AhmedHamed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

The countdown to the next total solar eclipse continues.

We are now less than one month from a celestial event that will wow millions of people

across Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Our guest today is Jim Bell, a professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University,

and the past president of the Planetary Society's Board of Directors.

He'll share beautiful stories about his eclipse chasing adventures

around the world. But first, we have a fresh off-the-press update on the new U.S. presidential

budget request and what it means for NASA's funding and

programs. Our space policy team, Casey Dreyer and Jack Curley, will explain.

Then the great Bruce Betts, will pop in for what's up as we look forward to

high-fiving in person at our Eclipse

O'Rama event in Texas, USA.

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NASA's fiscal year 2025 annual budget request was announced on March 11th.

This is a pivotal moment in the agency's financial planning.

The process starts with a proposal by the White House

and culminates with legislation in Congress which then has to be approved and

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