• Have a nice flight!

    Updated: 2023-04-28 14:30:00
    Flying on Titan is easy, but not as easy as flying on Deimos. Plus, Juice takes off and Ingenuity captures a view from the air.

  • Japanese Hakuto-R spacecraft seems to have crash-landed on the moon

    Updated: 2023-04-25 18:31:53
    A lunar lander from Japanese company ispace attempted to become the first craft from a private firm to touch down safely on the surface of the moon – but it lost communications just before landing

  • The phases of the Moon explained

    Updated: 2023-04-25 15:30:00
    Your guide to the phases of the Moon, their names, and why they happen.

  • Amazing images of Mars’s moon Deimos snapped by Emirates Mars Mission

    Updated: 2023-04-24 15:00:25
    The Hope orbiter got closer to Mars’s moons Deimos and Phobos than any probe before, collecting unprecedented images and data that hints at the moons’ true origins

  • SpaceX's efforts to make satellites less bright aren't working well

    Updated: 2023-04-22 08:00:09
    Megaconstellations of satellites are a problem for astronomy, and while SpaceX has made several attempts to dim its Starlink satellites, they don't seem to be having the desired effect

  • Martian base on Earth set to host first ‘astronauts’

    Updated: 2023-04-22 07:30:26
    Four people will soon move into the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars (SAM) base in Arizona

  • Rocket flight and the five dwarfs

    Updated: 2023-04-21 14:30:00
    Meet the Solar System’s five official dwarf planets, celebrate two major launches, and find out why planets sometimes seem to go backwards across the sky.

  • SpaceX's Starship test flight succeeds despite not reaching orbit

    Updated: 2023-04-20 17:00:00
    The test flight succeeded in its goal of having the two vehicles clear the launch tower, although they exploded before reaching orbit.

  • SpaceX’s enormous Starship rocket finally launched – and then exploded

    Updated: 2023-04-20 15:04:25
    The launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket, the biggest and most powerful to ever fly, didn't quite go as planned. It lifted off from the Starbase launch facility in Texas on 20 April but exploded a few minutes afterwards

  • Starship launch livestream: Watch as SpaceX begins second attempt

    Updated: 2023-04-19 22:31:24
    SpaceX’s powerful Starship rocket is due to make another launch attempt on 20 April after the first attempt was cancelled – watch the launch live here

  • What does “Mercury in retrograde” actually mean?

    Updated: 2023-04-19 17:30:00
    "Mercury in retrograde" is one of the most searched terms relating to the planet. Astrological interpretations aside, apparent retrograde motion is an interesting phenomenon that has to do with orbital speeds and observer perspective.

  • Go Starship

    Updated: 2023-04-17 00:10:17
    Good luck to all the designers, engineers and technicians at SpaceX on the Starship/Superheavy Orbital Flight Test, launching (hopefully) in about an hour from Boca Chica. The Starship team is go for prop load. Now targeting 8:20 a.m. CT→ https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/8oRkmzwRRf — SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 17, 2023

  • Still Here

    Updated: 2023-04-17 00:07:42
    Been away for a while because of some health concerns and work eating my face. Also intending to move the blog to a new site&platform, because it's costing me money, and the tech is getting pretty long in the tooth, so got to port the thousands of existing posts to a new site. What can I say other than: watch this space...

  • Want more space? Speak up!

    Updated: 2023-04-14 14:30:00
    Detailed Mars maps, insights into the Venusian surface, and views of Uranian rings all have one thing in common: they don’t happen without public support for space.

  • Juice launches on mission to explore Jupiter's icy moons

    Updated: 2023-04-14 13:38:00
    The spacecraft will explore Jupiter's moons Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, all three of which may harbor subsurface oceans.

  • Digital Day of Action 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-11 17:00:00
    April 18, 2023 is The Planetary Society's Digital Day of Action. Learn how you can get involved and show your support for space exploration.

  • What would it be like to stand on the surface of Venus?

    Updated: 2023-04-11 14:38:00
    With extreme heat and crushing atmospheric pressure, the surface of Venus is one of the most deadly environments in the Solar System. Here’s what it would be like to be there.

  • A mission to pull back the shroud

    Updated: 2023-04-07 14:30:00
    VERITAS would peer through Venus’ clouds to study its surface like never before, but it needs your help.

  • Juice launch and mission preview: What to expect

    Updated: 2023-04-06 14:30:00
    Juice is ready to launch on a mission to uncover the secrets of Jupiter's icy moons.

  • Why we need VERITAS

    Updated: 2023-04-05 14:20:00
    NASA's first mission to Venus in decades is in danger. This is why VERITAS is worth saving.

  • The Planetary Society, American Geophysical Union, and Prominent Academic Institutions Call on Congress to Save VERITAS Mission to Venus

    Updated: 2023-04-05 14:20:00
    In a joint effort led by The Planetary Society, major organizations and academic institutions are calling on Congress to save the Venus Emissivity, Radio science, InSAR, Topography And Spectroscopy (VERITAS) mission by establishing a 2029 launch date, a 2-year delay from the original baseline schedule.

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