The Planetary Report

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

March/April

The Planetary Report®
Mars' Watery Past

We Make it Happen! The Planetary Society on Mars, by Bruce Betts; Return to Saturn's Realm, by Charley Kohlhase; Annual Report to Our Members

January/February

The Planetary Report®
Reading the Rocks

The MarsDial: A Sundial for the Red Planet, by Woody Sullivan and Jim Bell; Mars Rocks! Deciphering Minerals on Mars, by Melissa Lane

November/December

The Planetary Report®
We're Going to Mars!

We Make it Happen! Special Update: Introducing the Student Astronauts, by Bruce Betts; The Human Side of Mars Rover Exploration, by Jim Bell; Arriving at the Red Planet—A Real Nail-Biter! by Melanie Melton Knocke

September/October

The Planetary Report®
Glorious Galileo

John Casani Remembers Galileo, by A.J.S. Rayl; Casani Aborts Retirement, Heads for Jovian Realm—Again, by John Casani and A.J.S. Rayl; Galileo's Greatest Hits, by Torrence Johnson