That’s a first! | The Planetary Society

An exoplanet first: an outer system rocky world. ESA’s Cheops spacecraft has observed an exoplanet system…

Historical NASA Budget Dataset | The Planetary Society

The Planetary Society maintains a comprehensive, open dataset that tracks NASA’s annual budget requests, congressional appropriations,…

An interplanetary team effort | The Planetary Society

Organics found on Mars by Curiosity may be another hint at ancient life. In March 2025,…

Setting our sights | The Planetary Society

NASA is funded. Now what? “With a complete budget, 2026 is off to an exciting start,…

The Artemis II mission: What to expect

Other Artemis missions In 2022, the Artemis I mission sent the Orion spacecraft on the same…

NASA is funded. Now what?

The chance of a continuing resolution being necessary before Sept. 30 is high, so expect that…

Better together | The Planetary Society

“Dark matter and regular matter have always been in the same place. They grew up together.”…

The next chapter begins | The Planetary Society

My time as CEO has been wonderful. When I was asked to take on that role,…

Comebacks, curveballs, and countdowns | The Planetary Society

NASA says the MAVEN spacecraft is “very likely” unrecoverable. The Mars orbiter has been on an…

NASA has lost a spacecraft around Mars. Is…

That would explain why efforts to find MAVEN have failed. NASA has even instructed Curiosity to…