• Should you be worried about Asteroid 2024 YR4?

    Updated: 2025-01-30 18:50:00
    Experts weigh in about the recently discovered near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 that has about a 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

  • The Planetary Society’s role in real space missions

    Updated: 2025-01-30 15:30:00
    Since 1980, The Planetary Society has been active in over 20 space exploration missions, from leading public outreach efforts to funding the development of instruments.

  • All Stories National Air and Space Museum Show Search bar Hide Search Bar Show Primary Menu Hide Pri

    Updated: 2025-01-30 00:47:42
    Skip to main content Reserve Free Passes Donate Search Input Show Search bar Hide Search Bar Show Primary Menu Hide Primary Menu Search input Search input Visit Visit Visit National Air and Space Museum in DC Udvar-Hazy Center in VA Plan a field trip Plan a group visit One museum , two locations Visit us in Washington , DC and Chantilly , VA to explore hundreds of the world†s most significant objects in aviation and space history . Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in . DC What's On What's On What's On Events Exhibitions IMAX and Planetarium At the museum and online Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or . virtually Explore Explore Explore Stories Topics Collections On demand For researchers Dive deep into air and space Browse our

  • Deep Dives National Air and Space Museum Show Search bar Hide Search Bar Show Primary Menu Hide Prim

    Updated: 2025-01-30 00:47:41
    Skip to main content Reserve Free Passes Donate Search Input Show Search bar Hide Search Bar Show Primary Menu Hide Primary Menu Search input Search input Visit Visit Visit National Air and Space Museum in DC Udvar-Hazy Center in VA Plan a field trip Plan a group visit One museum , two locations Visit us in Washington , DC and Chantilly , VA to explore hundreds of the world†s most significant objects in aviation and space history . Free timed-entry passes are required for the Museum in . DC What's On What's On What's On Events Exhibitions IMAX and Planetarium At the museum and online Discover our exhibitions and participate in programs both in person or . virtually Explore Explore Explore Stories Topics Collections On demand For researchers Dive deep into air and space Browse our

  • Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time

    Updated: 2025-01-28 18:05:46
    Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of supersonic commercial flights

  • Membership Forms

    Updated: 2025-01-24 19:58:00
    Membership at The Planetary Society.

  • Peekaboo!

    Updated: 2025-01-24 15:30:00
    The Moon occults Mars, Gaia is done seeing stars, and The Planetary Society shares a vision for the next four years of space policy.

  • The physicist trying to build humanity's lunar future with moon dirt

    Updated: 2025-01-22 14:00:00
    When it comes to sending humans back to the moon, knowing how to work with the regolith that coats the ground will be make-or-break. Phil Metzger is studying how to mitigate its dangers and use it as a crucial resource

  • Incredible images show the moment SpaceX's Starship exploded

    Updated: 2025-01-21 13:45:45
    James Temple was "in the right place at the right time" to take these dramatic images of SpaceX's Starship's seventh flight test disintegrating above the Atlantic Ocean

  • Space Recommendations for the Second Trump Administration

    Updated: 2025-01-20 12:00:00
    The Trump Administration will inherit NASA at a crossroads. The Planetary Society recommends an unwavering commitment to exploration, science, and the unique contributions of the nation's public space program.

  • Teamwork makes the dream work

    Updated: 2025-01-17 15:30:00
    From internationally collaborative missions to crowdfunding for space tech, when we work together we can make great things happen.

  • Space Agencies

    Updated: 2025-01-13 19:18:00
    A look at some of the agencies that make space science and exploration possible.

  • The Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities

    Updated: 2025-01-13 15:00:00
    Russia's public organization for space projects and exploration.

  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

    Updated: 2025-01-13 15:00:00
    The space agency of the United States of America.

  • The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

    Updated: 2025-01-13 15:00:00
    Japan's national agency to explore the Universe and build infrastructure in space.

  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

    Updated: 2025-01-13 15:00:00
    India's national space agency and burgeoning planetary explorer.

  • The European Space Agency (ESA)

    Updated: 2025-01-13 15:00:00
    The international space agency helping European countries work together.

  • The China National Space Administration (CNSA)

    Updated: 2025-01-13 15:00:00
    China's national space agency and operator of its planetary exploration programs.

  • Up close and personal

    Updated: 2025-01-10 15:30:00
    The Parker Solar Probe comes closer to the Sun than ever before, and two icy bodies cozy up after an impact.

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