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Book Review: The Space Barons
A new book focuses on the eccentric leaders of SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic.
LightSail 2 doubles the fun with double integrations
LightSail 2 is integrated in Prox-1! It's another important step toward launch day.
Moon Monday: Looking back at the Moon from Apollo 17
For this Moon Monday, Emily digs up a classic from the end of the Apollo program.
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the Moon!
Karen James visited a local preschool to share her love for space with a pre-Kindergarten class.
#LPSC2018: A full week of planetary science
It's time for the 49th annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), a geology-focused meeting of planetary scientists. Here's a preview, and a call for help from attendees. I'll be presenting at two lunchtime workshops.
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.
Bill Nye and Prime Minister Trudeau talk Canada's future in space
The Planetary Society will be at the planning table when Canada's space community regroups after the latest budget release.
Automating Science on Mars
Since 2016, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has had the ability to choose its own science targets using an onboard intelligent targeting system called AEGIS.
The 2018 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
In 2018, The Planetary Society awarded $59,300 as part of its Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object (NEO) Grant Program. The grants were made to a group of international researchers to find, track, and characterize potentially hazardous NEOs.
Moon Monday: Tethys from Voyager
To start the week, Voyager 2's best image of Tethys.
Announcing the 2018 Shoemaker NEO Grant Winners
Seven very advanced amateur astronomers will help find, track, and characterize near Earth asteroids.
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.
Image processing trick: How to open PDS-formatted images in Photoshop
Emily explains to amateur image processors how to open archival NASA science data directly in Photoshop without needing to use any other software tools.
InSight delivered to Vandenberg launch site
InSight, NASA's next Mars mission, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in preparation for a May 5 launch.
What does the 2018 Canadian federal budget mean for space?
After more than a year of high hopes, there is no daring new vision for Canada in space.
The Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Logs 5000th Day, Snaps Selfie, and Roves On
When Opportunity’s 5000th day dawned in February, it was a meaningful milestone for the team, and it led to a personal first for the veteran robot field geologist that has chalked up so many firsts she’s set the standard for Mars rovers.
Sketching a science meeting
The Planetary Society has always enjoyed the connections between science and art, so when I saw Leila Qışın's sketches pop up on her Twitter feed during the recent New Horizons team meeting, I knew I had to share them with you.
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.
Hayabusa2 has detected Ryugu!
In a milestone for the mission, JAXA's Hayabusa2 sample return spacecraft has sighted its destination, asteroid Ryugu.