Bill Nye Blasts Trump's NASA Budget Cut

0:00It's April 21st. This is Entertainment in Celebrity News today, your AI-powered source for all things entertainment. Bill Nye is firing shots at President Trump's latest budget plan, which calls for 23% slash-to-nases funding starting in fiscal year 2027. The science icon says this move would basically shut down the agency that's put America on the map in space exploration. His proposal drops just four months after Congress shut down a similar 18% cut to NASA's $24.4 billion budget. Back in January, Nye was right there on Capitol Hill last fall, pushing back hard against those earlier plans. Nye argues NASA is America's top global brand, keeping the U.S. leading in science and space-cutter, and we fall behind. He calls out the new budget request for sloppy work, like wrong years listed and missing details, making it feel rushed and careless. Right now, NASA's writing high from the Artemis II mission launched April 1st from Kennedy Space Center, the first crew trip beyond low-earth orbit.

1:03Since 1972, with historic firsts like the first astronaut of color and first woman circling the moon, NASA's already eyeing Artemis III next year, building toward moon bases and Mars trips so these cuts hit at the worst possible moment as the agency's momentum builds toward the stars.