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The Planetary Report is the internationally recognized flagship magazine of The Planetary Society, featuring lively articles and full-color photos to provide comprehensive coverage of discoveries on Earth and other planets.
This quarterly magazine reaches members of The Planetary Society all over the world, with news about planetary missions, spacefaring nations, intrepid explorers, planetary science controversies and the latest findings in humankind's exploration of the solar system.
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Download a subject index to the first 20 years of The Planetary Report (1980-2001)
Past Issues of The Planetary Report
Spirit on Mars
30 Years of The Planetary Society, by Louis D. Friedman; A New Project: Microrovers for Assisting Humans, by Bruce Betts; Winds of Change at NASA, by Louis D. Friedman; Spirit: Not Dead Yet, by Emily Stewart Lakdawalla and Jim Bell; Annual Report to Our Members, by Dan Geraci
Defending Our World
Special Issue: Planetary Defense; Protecting Earth: Whose Job Is It? by Louis D. Friedman; To Move and Asteroid, by William Ailor; Turning Cosmic Disaster Into Opportunity, by Tom Jones; Doing Our Part to Protect Earth, by Bruce Betts
Beginning Anew
LightSail: A New Way and a New Chance to Fly on Light, by Louis D. Friedman; 2009---The Year in Pictures, by Emily Stewart Lakdawalla; Wrapping Up 2009, by Bruce Betts
Planetology
Project Roundup, by Bruce Betts; Out of This World Books; Planetology: Viewing Earth in Context, by Tom Jones and Ellen Stofan
What's Our Next Step?
Beyond Apollo: Where Next in Space? by Buzz Aldrin and Louis D. Friedman; LIFE Biomodule Ready for Launch! by Bruce Betts; Searching for New Worlds: The Power of Many, by Debra Fischer
Celebrating Hubble
The Planetary Society 2009 Membery Survey, by Jim Bell; Planetary Defense: Shielding the World from Asteroids, by Bruce Betts; All Hail Hubble! Planetary Society Members Salute the Hubble Space Telescope