• NASA’s Artemis astronauts will try to grow plants on the moon

    Updated: 2024-03-27 20:18:57
    Three experiments have been selected to fly to the moon alongside NASA’s Artemis III astronauts, all designed to help with future long-term stays on the moon and eventually Mars

  • NASA's FY 2025 budget request is not enough

    Updated: 2024-03-25 22:30:00
    Federal spending caps and inflation take a bite out of NASA's ambitions.

  • Is the Moon shrinking?

    Updated: 2024-03-25 14:00:00
    The Moon is shrinking in both actual volume and its apparent size from Earth’s perspective. We explain how scientists know this, why it happens, and how it might affect Earth.

  • Hidden depths and a cosmic mystery

    Updated: 2024-03-22 14:30:00
    Jupiter has much more going on beneath its outer clouds, and NASA invites players to unravel a fictional mystery.

  • Queqiao-2: China’s bridge for lunar exploration

    Updated: 2024-03-22 14:00:00
    China's Queqiao-2 spacecraft will relay communications to Earth to support lunar far side and south pole missions, including missions led by international partners.

  • SpaceX’s Starship created a volcano-like explosion in first launch

    Updated: 2024-03-21 19:00:03
    The Starship rocket destroyed its launch pad during its first launch attempt in 2023, and the explosion resembled a powerful volcanic eruption, spraying sand and chunks of debris over a huge area

  • The Planetary Society advocacy priorities in NASA’s final 2024 budget

    Updated: 2024-03-20 07:00:00
    Funding for the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, support for VERITAS, and a second lease on life for Mars Sample Return were all included in the final congressional budget for NASA in 2024.

  • How to find eclipse events in your area

    Updated: 2024-03-18 14:00:00
    There are hundreds of eclipse events being held all across North America. Here's how to find one near you.

  • Transits are cool, but…

    Updated: 2024-03-15 14:30:00
    A moon transiting the Sun is awesome, but still doesn’t quite compare to a total solar eclipse. Learn why, find out about Europa Clipper’s message in a bottle, and more.

  • Red Rover Goes to Mars, 20 years later

    Updated: 2024-03-12 16:48:00
    Twenty years ago, a Planetary Society program sent students to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to work on the Mars Exploration Rovers program.

  • NASA's FY 2025 Budget

    Updated: 2024-03-12 06:00:00
    The White House proposed $25.4 billion for NASA in 2025, a modest increase from the previous year, and far less than originally planned.

  • Your impact: March equinox 2024

    Updated: 2024-03-11 14:01:00
    Announcing the first C. Wallace Hooser award for visionary philanthropy

  • An exquisite cosmic coincidence

    Updated: 2024-03-11 14:01:00
    Why eclipses on Earth are unlike anything else in the Solar System.

  • Science to satisfy curiosity

    Updated: 2024-03-08 15:30:00
    The Curiosity rover is climbing a mountain to gain knowledge. Bringing back Mars samples will gain us even more.

  • The science value of Mars Sample Return

    Updated: 2024-03-05 15:00:00
    The project has the potential to transform our understanding of the Solar System and provide evidence of life beyond Earth.

  • Lunar success stories

    Updated: 2024-03-01 15:30:00
    The Odysseus spacecraft marks the return of U.S. landers to the Moon. JAXA wants you to help name an asteroid. And we’re speaking up for your place in space.

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