On the one-year anniversary of LightSail 2’s end of flight, we look back at the mission…
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How old is the Earth?
The Earth is thought to be about 4.54 billion years old. Learn more about how it…
Aquatic equivalencies | The Planetary Society
The waters of Enceladus are a tantalizing place in the search for life. Phosphorus, a key…
Life on Venus: Your Questions Answered
Did life exist on Venus in the past? Because liquid water is the key to life…
LightSail 2 Mission Control | The Planetary Society
Become A Member When you become a member, you join our mission to increase discoveries in…
Membership & Giving | The Planetary Society
Workplace Giving Give a gift – of cash or stock – and multiply it through your…
Far out, man! | The Planetary Society
NASA has restored contact with Voyager 2. The spacecraft, which has been traveling away from Earth…
Are exoplanet ‘terminator zones’ a lead in…
Terminator zones and the search for life For a terminator zone to be potentially habitable, it…
Hasta la vista, baby | The Planetary Society
Perseverance and Ingenuity are still hard at work on Mars. The Ingenuity helicopter took its 54th…
Storms and showers | The Planetary Society
Megastorms on Saturn are churning up its atmosphere. Researchers in the United States used data from…