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Solar maximum = maximum awe
on October 18, 2024 at 2:30 pm
With the Sun at the peak of its activity cycle, we Earthlings get treated to some awesome sights. Plus, some truly awe-inspiring launches happened this week.
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Upgrade for Member Services System
on October 16, 2024 at 5:41 pm
The Planetary Society is upgrading systems that will offer us many new capabilities and features that will enhance your membership experience.
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Europa Clipper launches on its journey to Jupiter’s icy moon
on October 14, 2024 at 7:00 am
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launched today aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Twinsies!
on October 11, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Asteroids that come in pairs, matching volcanic features on Mars and Earth, and the potential space policies of two administrations.
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Hera launches to study the aftermath of an asteroid deflection test
on October 7, 2024 at 2:58 pm
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft launched on Oct. 7, 2024, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It will travel to the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system […]
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Glitter and glow
on October 4, 2024 at 2:30 pm
This week we look forward to launches, gaze at glowing auroras, and get creative with glitter.
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Europa Clipper: A mission backed by advocates
on October 1, 2024 at 2:00 pm
Europa Clipper will soon head for Jupiter's icy, potentially habitable moon. Without the advocacy efforts of The Planetary Society and our members, the mission […]
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Cloudy skies, smooth sailing
on September 27, 2024 at 2:30 pm
A Martian cloud atlas, LightSail wins big, and multiple missions coast toward launch.
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How to spot Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas
on September 26, 2024 at 4:44 pm
Catch this once-in-a-lifetime comet over the next few days.
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The Hera launch: What to expect
on September 26, 2024 at 2:00 pm
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a mission to study the aftermath of DART's impact on the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos.
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Could Europa Clipper find life?
on September 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm
For a mission that doesn’t aim to find alien life, Europa Clipper may come surprisingly close.
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Where Congress Stands on NASA's 2025 budget
on September 20, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Weeks before the new fiscal year, Congress still hasn't finalized NASA's 2025 budget.
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Spacecraft, what do your robot eyes see?
on September 20, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Cameras on spacecraft are our eyes into the Cosmos. Sometimes they teach us things, sometimes they reveal gaps in our knowledge.
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The Europa Clipper launch: What to expect
on September 19, 2024 at 2:00 pm
NASA is preparing to launch its flagship mission to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa. Launching sometime in October 2024 and arriving in 2030, the mission will […]
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Someone’s aliens
on September 13, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Life thrives on Earth, and we even send evidence of our presence out into the Solar System. Is anyone out there looking for us?
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New insights into asteroid properties: A STEP Grant update
on September 13, 2024 at 2:00 pm
A Planetary Society-funded project to understand asteroids achieved its main goals and scientific objectives this year.
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Earthlings as aliens
on September 9, 2024 at 1:57 pm
Looking at life on Earth from another perspective.
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Connecting ancient life to other worlds
on September 9, 2024 at 1:57 pm
Looking to the past to guide the search for life.
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Extraterrestrial artifacts
on September 9, 2024 at 1:56 pm
Could the Solar System host traces of other intelligent life?
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Your impact: September equinox 2024
on September 9, 2024 at 1:56 pm
Exploring Europa and defending Earth.
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Inside, underneath, backward, upside-down
on September 6, 2024 at 2:30 pm
From holes on Mars to a spun-around moon and a flipped reflection, space science involves looking at things from all different angles.
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The Tianlin Space Telescope
on September 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm
China is in the early stages of planning a huge space observatory to help answer the matter of whether we are alone in the galaxy.
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Explore the Cosmos with The Planetary Society and Lerner Publishing
on August 30, 2024 at 3:56 pm
The Planetary Society and Lerner Publishing Group have teamed up to bring young readers an engaging series of books that make space science fun and accessible.
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Why the “habitable zone” doesn’t always mean habitable
on August 30, 2024 at 3:03 pm
The habitable zone is a useful concept in astrobiology, but it can sometimes paint an over-simplified picture of planetary habitability.
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Super-size it
on August 30, 2024 at 2:30 pm
Europa Clipper is a big spacecraft with big solar panels, all so it can perform a big mission. The galaxy is big too, and a Planetary Society member painted it […]