Want to cozy up with a good space book? We’ve got you covered. The Planetary Society’s virtual book club read a great space book each month this year, and we’ve compiled an overview of the entire selection. From fiction to autobiography, history to hard science, there’s a book for everyone among our picks from 2025 (pictured). Image credit: Mark Hilverda.
You’ve heard of habitable planets, but what about habitable stars? Not all stars are as life-sustaining as our Sun — some may actually destroy any chances of life on the planets around them. Learn more about the best and worst kinds of stars for alien life.
30 years after Galileo arrived at Jupiter, its legacy lives on. Galileo was the first mission to orbit Jupiter, opening a new chapter in our exploration of the outer Solar System. To mark the 30th anniversary of Galileo’s orbital insertion, scientists, engineers, historians, and advocates gathered at the California Institute of Technology for a special symposium: Galileo at 30. This week’s Planetary Radio takes you inside that celebration to hear about how the mission reshaped planetary science.
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