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Spooky scary solar storms

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/31/2025 - 10:30
For this year’s Halloween costume, try scaring people by dressing as a solar storm.
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ESCAPADE launch: What to expect

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/31/2025 - 10:21
NASA's ESCAPADE mission will send a pair of twin probes to Mars to study how the solar wind has stripped away the planet’s atmosphere, leaving behind the desolate surface we see today.
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ESCAPADE, NASA’s twin Mars orbiters

Planetary Society News - Tue, 10/28/2025 - 17:18
ESCAPADE will explore Mars’ magnetic field and atmosphere to learn how the planet became less habitable over time.
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Space tech of the past, present, and future

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/24/2025 - 10:30
From nostalgia to imagination, space technology reaches into our past, the future, and the present.
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Stormy weather

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/17/2025 - 10:30
Tornados swirl throughout the Solar System, and NASA-funded researchers face budgetary storms.
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Promoted on Sunday, Fired on Monday: Inside a NASA Office’s sudden closure

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/17/2025 - 09:30
As thousands leave the space agency, two ex-NASA workers give an inside account of how their office was abruptly shut down.
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4,000 gone: Inside NASA’s brain drain

Planetary Society News - Wed, 10/15/2025 - 09:30
In exclusive interviews, ex-NASA scientists speak out on the impact of the agency's mass departures.
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How to Save NASA Science: A retrospective on the second 2025 Day of Action

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/10/2025 - 13:55
The October 2025 Save NASA Science Day of Action was our largest-ever advocacy event. Here's why it mattered.
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A good day to save NASA science

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/10/2025 - 10:30
The Save NASA Science Day of Action was our largest advocacy event ever, bringing together over 300 supporters (and one dog).
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Our best proof of life on Mars yet? A deep dive into Cheyava Falls

Planetary Society News - Thu, 10/09/2025 - 10:00
A strange rock on Mars is different from anything we’ve seen before in the search for life.
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300 space advocates rally in D.C. to Save NASA Science

Planetary Society News - Tue, 10/07/2025 - 11:08
The Save NASA Science Day of Action drew nearly 300 people from across the United States to Washington, D.C., to promote space science and exploration.
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What is comet 3I/ATLAS?

Planetary Society News - Tue, 10/07/2025 - 10:30
A roundup of key facts and surprising discoveries about the third known interstellar object.
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Mars rock and roll

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/03/2025 - 10:30
A Mars rock may hold answers in the search for life, and spacecraft might roll along its surface. Plus, meet the red planet’s Rolling Stones Rock.
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A biosignature on Mars? Unpacking Perseverance's Cheyava Falls find

Planetary Society News - Wed, 10/01/2025 - 11:30
An interview with Joel Hurowitz of Stony Brook University, New York, one of the lead scientists involved in the discovery of possible biosignatures on Mars.
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Award-worthy and record-breaking

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 10:30
From photographers to science communicators, this week we celebrate some well-deserved wins. Plus, our Day of Action is set to be the biggest ever.
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Where do 3I/ATLAS and other interstellar visitors come from?

Planetary Society News - Tue, 09/23/2025 - 16:00
Interstellar interlopers like 'Oumuamua and 3I/ATLAS could be our best bet at exploring other stars.
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Studying a distant visitor: What we know about Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 10:44
Key highlights from an interview with Dr. Bryce Bolin, lead author of a study on Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS.
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Don’t stare at the Sun (unless you’re SOHO)

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/19/2025 - 10:30
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory isn’t just a powerful tool for studying the Sun; it’s one of the best comet hunters in existence.
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NASA Mission Spending Tracker

Planetary Society News - Thu, 09/18/2025 - 09:38
A month-by-month spending reference for threatened NASA science missions.
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An exciting discovery on Mars

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/12/2025 - 10:30
NASA’s Perseverance rover has identified a potential biosignature on Mars.
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