Get ready to see a total solar eclipse in 2024 – here's how
Updated: 2023-12-31 15:00:19
The moon will cover the sun on 8 April 2024 for people in parts of the US, Canada and Mexico, creating an experience unlike any other- The moon will cover the sun on 8 April 2024 for people in parts of the US, Canada and Mexico, creating an experience unlike any other
Happy Perihelion!
Updated: 2023-12-29 15:30:00There’s lots to celebrate this week, from the New Year to perihelion and everything we’ve accomplished together during the last orbit.How do we see the surface of Venus from space?
Updated: 2023-12-29 15:00:00Although Venus is shrouded in a thick atmosphere, several spacecraft have been able to image its surface from space. Future missions will expand and refine the maps we already have.Japan is sending a rover to Mars's moon Phobos in 2024
Updated: 2023-12-28 10:00:19
The Martian Moons eXploration mission is slated to launch for Phobos in September 2024 – once it gets there, it will drop off a rover, pick up some samples and head homeLaser pointer + cat = science
Updated: 2023-12-22 15:30:00Learn why NASA got a cat to chase a laser pointer, see the Uranus system like never before, and catch up on this week’s space news.China's plans for outer Solar System exploration
Updated: 2023-12-21 15:00:00A Callisto impactor, a Uranus flyby, and a dedicated ice giant orbiter could be on China’s planetary exploration horizon.Elon Musk spent 2023 shaping Twitter – sorry, X – in his own image
Updated: 2023-12-19 15:00:54
After taking control of Twitter in 2022, Elon Musk hired a new CEO to replace himself, all while continuing to transform the social media platform into XHow did Earth get its water?
Updated: 2023-12-19 15:00:00Earth's water may have been on our planet since its formation, or could have been brought here by impactors early in our planet's history. Here's a look at the leading theories about where Earth's water came from.Alien clouds and those that peer through them
Updated: 2023-12-15 15:30:00From mythology to technology, clouds can’t keep us from seeing what lies beneath.The spy balloon saga of 2023 inflated US-China political tensions
Updated: 2023-12-13 18:00:00
One of the year’s most unexpected controversies exploded after a US fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon that drifted across North America – it also sparked fears over other unidentified flying objectsYour impact: December solstice 2023
Updated: 2023-12-11 14:52:00Space advocacy ramps up in Washington.The year in pictures: 2023
Updated: 2023-12-11 14:52:00Looking back at 2023 through the eyes of spacecraft.Looking for long waves
Updated: 2023-12-11 14:52:00Why JWST observes in the infrared.Getting around in space
Updated: 2023-12-08 15:30:00Planets move around a star, spacecraft make their way across planets and through space, and Planetary Society members advance our mission.