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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…

A new hope | The Planetary Society

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is proving good at finding fast-spinning asteroids. The results come from…

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What Congress just passed On the morning of Jan. 5, as Members of Congress returned to…

On cloud nine | The Planetary Society

If you could see in infrared, this is what the sky might look like to you.…

A new year around the Sun

See what the new year has in store for space science and exploration. The Planetary Society’s calendar…

Calendar of space events 2026

Become A Member When you become a member, you join our mission to increase discoveries in…

Ending 2025 with a bang

Speaking of brown dwarfs… The boundaries of planethood can sometimes be blurry. For example, a free-floating…

Job opening: Director of Strategic Giving

Position Summary The Planetary Society seeks a strategic and relationship-driven fundraising professional to serve as its…