# @ucsc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmDIFfFNCG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35534400-ucsc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-09T16:04:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UC Santa Cruz (@ucsc) — https://gondola.cc/ucsc

## Caption

Without space research, your day-to-day life would look a lot different–perhaps even alien 🛸🧐 From your GPS directions to your laptop, much of our technology today is the result of our collective work in the cosmos 🪐

Unfortunately, proposed federal cuts to NASA’s budget for the next fiscal year jeopardize active missions, future exploration, and the funding that sustains our vital research and teaching. 

From ucscscience researchers fixing the flawed optics of the Hubble Space Telescope to baskinengineering researchers creating new models of the Sun’s interior, our researchers are internationally recognized for discoveries that have reshaped our understanding of the universe.

NASA is one of our top 10 sources of external funding, meaning that without this crucial support, some of our programs would be at risk of not being able to continue their research, which includes developing new technology and providing opportunities for students to train with world-class scientists. 

Now is the time to ensure that this work continues. Urge your lawmakers to reject these cuts and preserve NASA’s vital science budget. Protect the future of discovery.

#SpeakUpForScience today 🔗 in bio

#ucsc #ucsantacruz

Image credit: NGC 1068 (Webb + Chandra + VLA + Hubble), CC By 4.0 via Flickr

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