Can SpaceX\u2019s Starship save Mars Sample Return? <\/strong>With NASA\u2019s budget still uncertain, it\u2019s tempting to consider whether technology like Starship can provide a way forward for Mars Sample Return. We took a closer look at the mission\u2019s science and found alternatives probably aren\u2019t practical \u2014 which means our communal efforts to support the mission make all the more difference.<\/p>\n Red Rover went to Mars<\/strong>. Join Abigail Fraeman, deputy project scientist for NASA\u2019s Curiosity rover, and Courtney Dressing, associate professor at the University of California at Berkeley, on this week\u2019s Planetary Radio to hear about the impact our collaboration with NASA and Lego made on a generation of scientists and space advocates.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve got tips on hosting an eclipse party. <\/strong>The April 8 total solar eclipse is only weeks away, and our guide can tell you everything from how to pick a viewing spot to what songs are perfect for your party playlist. Learn how to make a pinhole projector, find your eclipse glasses, or check out a map of the eclipse\u2019s path.<\/p>\n Speaking up for your place in space. <\/strong>We make it our mission to advocate for space exploration on behalf of our community. This past week, our senior communications adviser Mat Kaplan and board secretary Jim Bell each spoke on CNN to emphasize the historical importance of the Intuitive Machines lunar landing, while our president Bethany Ehlmann wrote an op-ed arguing in support of Mars Sample Return.<\/p>\n Snuggle up with a new space book. <\/strong>Join our digital community\u2019s Book Club![\"Planetary](\"https:\/\/planetary.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/email\/newsletter\/email-tps-logo-small.png\"){kind=logo}
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\nas we read \u201cSpace Shuttle Stories,\u201d a collection of over 100 interviews
\nwith astronauts written by shuttle astronaut himself, Tom Jones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n