Space News

Volcanic inactivity

Planetary Society News - Fri, 06/20/2025 - 10:30
Most of the Solar System’s volcanoes are dead — but not all of them. NASA’s budget is still in trouble, but people are speaking up.
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The 2025 Cosmos Award winner: Dava Sobel

Planetary Society News - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 10:30
The Planetary Society is proud to announce the newest recipient of the Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science, author Dava Sobel.
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Peaks and troughs

Planetary Society News - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:30
The Sun’s activity is peaking, while NASA’s budget is facing historic lows.
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Extraterrestrial lights

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:58
How other worlds experience auroras.
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Needles in the haystack

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:58
How advanced amateurs defend Earth from asteroids.
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Capturing magic

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:58
A photographer’s guide to auroras.
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It's not magic; it's magnetic!

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:58
The magnetism behind spectacular phenomena.
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The LightSail mission: From concept to reality

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:57
How a grassroots movement sailed on sunlight.
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Not too hot to handle

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:57
How a spacecraft is able to touch the Sun.
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NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts

Planetary Society News - Sun, 06/08/2025 - 16:54
The White House has put forward a radical, wasteful proposal for NASA. We have the data to prove it.
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A crisis we must rise to

Planetary Society News - Fri, 06/06/2025 - 10:30
NASA’s budget is officially in grave danger, but there are things you can do to help.
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New NASA budget would shut down 41 space missions

Planetary Society News - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 19:15
Proposed NASA cuts would cancel dozens of space missions — including spacecraft already paid for, launched, and making discoveries.
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Growing and shrinking

Planetary Society News - Fri, 05/30/2025 - 10:30
Planets and moons change size all the time, whether by attracting mass, shrinking in volume, or spewing their insides out of volcanoes.
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