Sometimes we see things from orbit that we can’t explain right away. Until recently, scientists weren’t…
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Where Congress Stands on NASA’s 2025 budget
The U.S. government’s 2025 fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, 2024. As of the publication date…
The Europa Clipper launch: What to expect
To investigate this intriguing world, NASA is launching the Europa Clipper mission, which will conduct multiple…
Someone’s aliens | The Planetary Society
To look for life out there, it helps to know how it started here. One of the…
New insights into asteroid properties: A STEP…
One of the first recipients of The Planetary Society’s STEP (Science and Technology Empowered by the…
Extraterrestrial artifacts | The Planetary Society
To search or not to search Stigma aside, SETA still has its detractors. One issue is…
Your impact: September equinox 2024
Partnering and fundraising for planetary defense The Planetary Society’s members came together to raise over $65,000…
Earthlings as aliens | The Planetary Society
Another way aliens could discover evidence of human activity is through the artifacts we’ve sent into…
Connecting ancient life to other worlds
In the final episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” Captain Picard and the godlike entity…
Inside, underneath, backward, upside-down | The Planetary Society
A gigantic asteroid impact likely shifted Ganymede’s axis. Jupiter’s moon, the largest in the Solar System,…