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Press Releases

Apr 19, 2018

Planetary Society Statement on the Confirmation of Jim Bridenstine as NASA Administrator

Our statement on the successful confirmation vote to approve Jim Bridenstine as NASA Administrator.

Mar 12, 2018

The Planetary Society Announces Largest Award Ever to Asteroid Observers Through Global Grant Program

The Planetary Society today announced its largest financial contribution ever to the winners of its Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object (NEO) grant program.

Oct 11, 2017

The Planetary Society Celebrates Space Science Finding: Haumea’s Rings

In response to new findings pertaining to distant dwarf planet Haumea, announced today in Nature, The Planetary Society issued the following press statement.

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