When Drake first proposed this equation, it wasn’t meant to yield a precise, accurate number, only…
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Meet the superlative exoplanets | The Planetary Society
MOST ATHLETIC: TOI 4201b Among exoplanets, the Most Athletic award would surely have to go to…
Your impact: June solstice 2024
Advocacy actions in support of NASA’s budget In February, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced layoffs…
Request for Proposals – Design Services for…
Project Summary The Planetary Society is requesting proposals from individual contractors / organizations to provide design…
Happy little accidents | The Planetary Society
Voyager 1 has resumed returning science data. In an amazing recovery, the mission’s science team has…
Old becomes new | The Planetary Society
Old data are yielding new discoveries about Venus’ volcanism. Analysis of radar data from NASA’s Magellan…
What are competed planetary missions?
Competed missions historically cost less and fly more frequently than NASA’s high-profile flagship missions, which generally…
How to see the nova (“new star”) in Corona…
White dwarfs are the smoldering remains of stars like the Sun. Right now, the nuclear fusion…
Mars rovers, helicopters, and sunsets
ESA and NASA will team up for the next Mars rover. The Rosalind Franklin rover is…
Earth’s quasi-moons, mini-moons, and ghost…
Could quasi-moons or mini-moons hit Earth? Scientists used to think certain quasi-moons had a significant chance…