• The coolest new space pictures: February 2024

    Updated: 2024-02-28 22:40:00
    A U.S. mission lands on the Moon for the first time in decades, thanks to collaboration between NASA and commercial space.

  • Nuclear Transmutations

    Updated: 2024-02-23 16:27:12
    Skip to content The Poetry of Science this is sixth form poetry , not Keats or Yeats Menu Poetry Podcast About Contact Nuclear Transmutations February 23, 2024 by Sam Illingworth In the river of , stars waves crash and burn – a dance of , particles , unseen , unfelt . unknown , Neutrons like , murmurs collide in the , night absorbing the call to , shift , transform assume – a new , weight not decay but growth reversing the flow to dampen a . storm From the heart of a star to the soul of a . world Detections of gravitational waves from merging neutron stars tipped off researchers here on Earth that it should be possible to predict how neutrons interact with atomic nuclei Image Credit : NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center CI Lab This poem is inspired by recent research which has looked to

  • A ridge over hidden water

    Updated: 2024-02-23 15:30:00
    Ridges on Mars and Europa hint at past and present water. Distant dwarf planets are unexpectedly warm. And we’re working hard to help find life.

  • Can SpaceX’s Starship save Mars Sample Return?

    Updated: 2024-02-22 16:28:00
    Though promising conceptually, Starship presents more questions than answers for NASA's Mars Sample Return needs.

  • OSIRIS-APEX, NASA's asteroid Apophis chaser

    Updated: 2024-02-20 21:49:00
    The NASA probe is on a mission to the potentially dangerous asteroid Apophis

  • How to host an eclipse party

    Updated: 2024-02-20 15:00:00
    Hosting a solar eclipse-watching party is a fantastic way to share one of nature’s most awe-inspiring events with your friends and family. Here’s a guide to hosting a safe and memorable eclipse-watching party.

  • Far from predictable

    Updated: 2024-02-16 15:30:00
    Some things, like solar cycles, are hard to predict. Others, like Zoozve taking the world by storm, are even more unpredictable.

  • The path forward for Mars Sample Return

    Updated: 2024-02-14 19:25:00
    A brief summary of The Planetary Society's policy principles and recommendations for Mars Sample Return.

  • Become an Eclipse Explorer!

    Updated: 2024-02-14 15:46:00
    In anticipation of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, The Planetary Society has partnered with the National Park Service to launch a new Eclipse Explorer Junior Ranger booklet.

  • What is Venus' quasi-moon Zoozve?

    Updated: 2024-02-12 08:34:00
    The story behind the newly-named quasi-satellite of Venus.

  • Cool and mysterious

    Updated: 2024-02-09 15:30:00
    A cool moon, a mysterious planet, and a potentially hazardous asteroid feature in this week’s space news roundup.

  • How layoffs at JPL can be traced to a stalemate in Congress

    Updated: 2024-02-07 05:03:00
    A battle over the future of Mars Sample Return is taking a toll on NASA’s workforce.

  • The coolest moons of Jupiter and Saturn you’ve never heard of

    Updated: 2024-02-05 15:00:00
    Meet the lesser-known moons of our Solar System's gas giants.

  • Go fetch!

    Updated: 2024-02-02 15:30:00
    A rover collects samples, future Mars Sample Return missions will retrieve them, and perhaps a robotic dog will play fetch somewhere along the way.

  • What to look forward to in space in 2024

    Updated: 2024-02-02 15:00:00
    A total solar eclipse and the launch of Europa Clipper are on our list of cosmic events to get excited about this year.

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