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  • 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.

  • 2023 Digital Day of Action recap

    Updated: 2023-04-20 15:00:00
    The Planetary Society's all-virtual advocacy event was a success, with more than 1,500 advocacy actions taken.

  • 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.

  • 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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