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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.
Luciana, Chilean-American Girl of the Year: Inspire the future with role models from the world's global south
Inspired by the American Girl company's choice of a Chilean-American space fan girl named Luciana for 2018's Girl of the Year, Bárbara Núñez invites you to meet some real-life Chilean woman scientist role models!
Yoshihide Kozai (1928 - 2018)
Caltech planetary scientist Konstantin Batygin pays tribute to a pioneer in celestial mechanics.
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.
Go for GOLD, SES-14!
While we can measure properties of these upper layers using ground-based instruments, satellite-borne remote sensing instruments can give us a more frequent, global, and often higher spatial resolution perspective. And that is precisely what NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission will deliver.
Curiosity update, sols 1927-1971: Ready to resume drilling
After a hiatus of nearly 500 sols, Curiosity is ready to attempt drilling into a Mars rock again.
Opportunity's sol 5000 self-portrait
Last week the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity celebrated its 5000th sol on Mars, and it celebrated by taking the first complete Mars Exploration Rover self-portrait.
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?
An Interplanetary Mateship: The Planetary Society Continues our Australian Initiative
Thanks to recent investments by our members in The Planetary Society’s Space Policy & Advocacy program, we now have the resources to institute a strategic effort to support the exploration of space in an international context.
Ten times the solar system reminded us sample collection is hard
Some of the biggest discoveries we make in planetary science rely on the seemingly simple act of picking up and analyzing pieces of other worlds. When things go awry, scientists and engineers can sometimes squeeze amazing science out of a tough situation.
Simulating Mars in the Middle East
The Austrian Space Forum is leading a four-week Mars mission in Oman's Dhofar Desert.
Maintaining the health of an aging Mars orbiter
NASA has announced changes to how engineers are operating Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in order to prolong its life as long as possible, long enough to support the Mars 2020 rover mission.
Here are some takeaways from today's NASA budget proposal
The White House's budget proposes $19.9 billion for NASA.
How the Falcon Heavy could revolutionize exploration of the ocean worlds
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is not just for big payloads, it can also throw light things into space very fast. And that has significant implications for the exploration of distant destinations in our outer solar system—particularly the ocean moons of the giant planets.
Speak your science: How to give a better conference talk
Bad presentation often gets in the way of good science. Emily Lakdawalla offers her advice on how to present your scientific work effectively.
Falcon Heavy launches successfully!
SpaceX is now the proud owner of the world's most powerful operational rocket.
Announcing the Planetary Science Congressional Caucus
I'm excited to share with you a major step forward for the support of space exploration in the U.S. Congress: the formation of a new caucus devoted to planetary science and exploration.
Let's talk about Elon Musk launching his Tesla into space
Hop in, it'll be eternity 'till we make it to M83.
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.
Before the State of the Union, a chance to talk science
Before the State of the Union address, Bill Nye and Planetary Society staff met with sixteen sitting members of Congress. At each meeting they had the opportunity to talk about the importance of space exploration and scientific research.