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Small BodiesStories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
LightSail 2 doubles the fun with double integrations
LightSail 2 is integrated in Prox-1! It's another important step toward launch day.
Throwback Thursday Funpost! That time I created work for the ISS crew
An important American flag is lost and found aboard the International Space Station.
If you come at the Space Launch System, you best not miss
Getting NASA out of the rocket business is more complicated than you think.
Throwback Thursday Funpost! A spacewalk in deep space
Only three humans have ever been on a spacewalk in the void between the Earth and Moon.
LightSail 2 launch update
The Planetary Society's solar sailing CubeSat is scheduled to head to space during a 60-day period starting on June 13.
NASA has a Moon landing plan—sort of
It's a gradual, stepped approach, envisioning human spaceflight, planetary science, and commercial partners all working together.
Some snark (and details!) about NASA's proposed lunar space station
So long, Deep Space Gateway. You've been replaced with the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway.
Goodbye, ISS. Hello, private space stations?
The International Space Station may go away in 2025. Will private space stations be ready to fill the gap?
Simulating Mars in the Middle East
The Austrian Space Forum is leading a four-week Mars mission in Oman's Dhofar Desert.
Here are some takeaways from today's NASA budget proposal
The White House's budget proposes $19.9 billion for NASA.
Falcon Heavy launches successfully!
SpaceX is now the proud owner of the world's most powerful operational rocket.
Reporter's notebook: 'Twas the night before Falcon Heavy
We're now less than a day away from SpaceX's Falcon Heavy test flight! Here's a recap of today's news.
Let's talk about Elon Musk launching his Tesla into space
Hop in, it'll be eternity 'till we make it to M83.
Preview: Succeed or fail, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy test sure to be a blast
Possible outcomes of next week's test include an explosion or a car launched into orbit around the Sun.
Creating a guidebook for Earth's hypothetical twin
Early Earth's atmosphere wasn't a place for humans. Yet the planet had microbial life—something we should keep in mind for exoplanets.
Here's our rolling list of space things affected by the U.S. government shutdown
The International Space Station stays open for business; everything else is at least somewhat affected.
Let's talk about NASA's latest commercial crew delay
SpaceX and Boeing might not be certified to carry astronauts to the International Space Station until 2019 or 2020.
No plumes? No problem. How Europa Clipper will analyze an icy moon's ocean
Europa doesn't have grandiose plumes like Enceladus. So how will the Clipper mission figure out what's in Europa's ocean?
Visualize today's solstice with images from Earth-observing satellites
What do the shortest days of the year look like from space?
Downselect: NASA narrows future mission destination to comet 67P or Titan
The winner will be picked in 2019.