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Gerald Eichstädt is a mathematician working as a software professional and amateur scientist.
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The Planetary Society warns of dark age for space science under…
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The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, issued a statement in response to reports of the White House’s budget…
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The Planetary Society is organizing a new space constituency that is educated, empowered, and loud.
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Space Policy Edition: Locke, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…
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Can classical liberalism provide fresh insights to guide humanity’s activities in space? Philosopher Rebecca Lowe explains how it can.
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Planetary Society Book Club: Author Nathalie Cabrol's "The Secret…
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The Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute joined us to discuss her excellent book, subtitled An Astrobiologist’s Search for the Origins…
on Apr 4
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Something weird is happening — something that, even as an astronomer, I once struggled to explain.
on Mar 20
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The Planetary Society: reported cuts to NASA would amount to an…
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The Planetary Society, the world’s largest independent space interest organization, issued a statement in response to recent reports that the White House…
on Mar 7
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Space exploration doesn't just happen—it requires a vigilant and educated public to demand support for this unique program. Be one of them. We'll show you…
on Mar 3
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The Torino scale is a color-coded advisory system that enables near-Earth object (NEO) researchers to place objects within a potential threat range from…
on Mar 3
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The Planetary Society Strongly Opposes Mass Layoffs of Probationary…
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Sudden, indiscriminate layoffs at NASA do not serve the national interests in space leadership.
on Feb 18
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Space gets lovey-dovey this week with heart-shaped features, kisses blown on the solar wind, and reasons you should fall for fungi.
on Feb 14
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John Logsdon was the founder and long-time Director of George Washington University’s Space Policy Institute. His research interests focus on the policy…
on Feb 4
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From galaxies to stamps to asteroid samples, some collections never go out of style.
on Feb 2
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Should you be worried about Asteroid 2024 YR4?
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Experts weigh in about the recently discovered near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 that has about a 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
on Feb 2
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Apollo 11 was the first crewed Moon landing. On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on to the surface and said,
on Jan 29
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The Moon occults Mars, Gaia is done seeing stars, and The Planetary Society shares a vision for the next four years of space policy.
on Jan 26
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From internationally collaborative missions to crowdfunding for space tech, when we work together we can make great things happen.
on Jan 19
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Global map of Mars from Mariner 9 data (1971)
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Mariner 9 was the first Mars orbiter. The more than 7,000 images it acquired provided the first detailed views of all of Mars, revealing that the planet…
on Jan 14
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The Parker Solar Probe comes closer to the Sun than ever before, and two icy bodies cozy up after an impact.
on Jan 12
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OPAG, Day 1: Hot-air ballooning on Titan
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The next presentation at OPAG was given by Ralph Lorenz and Tom Spilker on a Titan Montgolfiere Mission Study. What's a Montgolfiere, you ask?
on Jan 11
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The Planetary Society Book Club: Project Solar Sail With David Brin
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Famed scientist and science fiction author David Brin and co-editor Stephen W. Potts join the Society's Mat Kaplan for a rousing, rollicking conversation…
on Jan 9
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Who is Jared Isaacman, Trump’s proposed NASA Administrator?
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President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as the next NASA Administrator, marking the first…
on Dec 29
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Life on Mars: Your Questions Answered
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The red planet once had liquid water on the surface, and conditions that could have supported life.
on Dec 29
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NASA's Perseverance rover took this image after scaling to the rim of Jezero Crater on Mars.
on Dec 26
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StarTalk with Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson
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We take you to Planetary Society headquarters, where Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of StarTalk, interviews Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye.
on Dec 22
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How to spot Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)
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Catch this once-in-a-lifetime comet over the next few weeks.
on Dec 22
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Space missions, rocket launches, and celestial events are coming our way in 2025.
on Dec 22
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Perseverance makes it to the Jezero Crater rim, and we’re antsy to start another year of space exploration.
on Dec 22
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Tech funded by Planetary Society launches to the Moon next month
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A spacecraft trying to land on the Moon will carry PlanetVac, the lunar dustbuster that could change how we explore other worlds.
on Dec 15
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Hubble, Chandra, OPAL, and XXM-Newton are all celebrating milestones by sharing amazing images and discoveries.
on Dec 15
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Mars’ enduring role in the search for life
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New discoveries underscore why we must keep exploring the red planet.
on Dec 15
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The winners of our annual campaign to pick the best of the best from the last year of space exploration.k
on Dec 8
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The winners of the Best of 2024 are here! Plus, look back on two years of sharing space over the radiowaves and help pick a new name for a quasi-moon.
on Dec 8
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A Jovian storm has its roots in a magnetic vortex, life finds a way into an asteroid sample, and more this week in space.
on Dec 1
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Jupiter's storms in ultraviolet
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Jupiter is a world of storms, including magnetic tornadoes. This ultraviolet image of the gas giant shows a dark region around the south pole, within…
on Nov 29
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The Planetary Society is the largest and most effective nonprofit organization that promotes the exploration of space through education, advocacy, and…
on Nov 26
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Turn your gaze to the heavens and you’ll find planets, stars, galaxies, and perhaps a new passion.
on Nov 24
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Are there more Titans than Earths in the Milky Way?
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Might there be many Titan-like planets and moons, with atmospheres and liquid methane rain, rivers, and lakes, across the galaxy? It's an important…
on Nov 22
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Liquids do all kinds of interesting things on planetary surfaces, from creating rippled impact craters to streaming out from under carbon dioxide glaciers.
on Nov 17
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It’s been a great year for space exploration. Now you get to pick the highlights.
on Nov 10
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Akatsuki’s IR2 camera relies on heat emanating from the lower atmosphere of Venus to image the nightside lower clouds. The infrared radiation originating…
on Nov 8
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Perseverance faces a hard climb, but New Horizons proves it’s worth going the distance.
on Nov 3
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With the Sun at the peak of its activity cycle, we Earthlings get treated to some awesome sights. Plus, some truly awe-inspiring launches happened this…
on Oct 20
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Europa Clipper launches on its journey to Jupiter’s icy moon
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NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launched today aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
on Oct 17
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Hera launches to study the aftermath of an asteroid deflection test
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The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft launched on Oct. 7, 2024, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It will travel to the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid…
on Oct 8
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This week we look forward to launches, gaze at glowing auroras, and get creative with glitter.
on Oct 6
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A Martian cloud atlas, LightSail wins big, and multiple missions coast toward launch.
on Sep 29
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How to spot Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas
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Catch this comet over the next few days, and check back in a couple weeks when it may shine even brighter.
on Sep 29
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Could Europa Clipper find life?
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For a mission that doesn’t aim to find alien life, Europa Clipper may come surprisingly close.
on Sep 25