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Hera launches to study the aftermath of an asteroid deflection test

Planetary Society News - Mon, 10/07/2024 - 10:58
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft launched on Oct. 7, 2024, from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It will travel to the Didymos-Dimorphos asteroid system to study the aftermath of the first-ever field test of an asteroid deflection technique.
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Glitter and glow

Planetary Society News - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 10:30
This week we look forward to launches, gaze at glowing auroras, and get creative with glitter.
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Europa Clipper: A mission backed by advocates

Planetary Society News - Tue, 10/01/2024 - 10:00
Europa Clipper will soon head for Jupiter's icy, potentially habitable moon. Without the advocacy efforts of The Planetary Society and our members, the mission may never have been possible.
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Cloudy skies, smooth sailing

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/27/2024 - 10:30
A Martian cloud atlas, LightSail wins big, and multiple missions coast toward launch.
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How to spot Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas

Planetary Society News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 12:44
Catch this comet over the next few days, and check back in a couple weeks when it may shine even brighter.
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The Hera launch: What to expect

Planetary Society News - Thu, 09/26/2024 - 10:00
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a mission to study the aftermath of DART's impact on the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos.
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Could Europa Clipper find life?

Planetary Society News - Wed, 09/25/2024 - 10:00
For a mission that doesn’t aim to find alien life, Europa Clipper may come surprisingly close.
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Spacecraft, what do your robot eyes see?

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/20/2024 - 10:30
Cameras on spacecraft are our eyes into the Cosmos. Sometimes they teach us things, sometimes they reveal gaps in our knowledge.
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Where Congress Stands on NASA's 2025 budget

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/20/2024 - 10:30
Weeks before the new fiscal year, Congress still hasn't finalized NASA's 2025 budget.
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The Europa Clipper launch: What to expect

Planetary Society News - Thu, 09/19/2024 - 10:00
NASA is preparing to launch its flagship mission to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa. Launching as early as Oct. 10, 2024, and arriving in 2030, the mission will explore the icy world with a subsurface ocean that scientists think could have conditions favorable to life.
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Someone’s aliens

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/13/2024 - 10:30
Life thrives on Earth, and we even send evidence of our presence out into the Solar System. Is anyone out there looking for us?
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New insights into asteroid properties: A STEP Grant update

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/13/2024 - 10:00
A Planetary Society-funded project to understand asteroids achieved its main goals and scientific objectives this year.
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Earthlings as aliens

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 09:57
Looking at life on Earth from another perspective.
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Connecting ancient life to other worlds

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 09:57
Looking to the past to guide the search for life.
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Extraterrestrial artifacts

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 09:56
Could the Solar System host traces of other intelligent life?
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Your impact: September equinox 2024

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/09/2024 - 09:56
Exploring Europa and defending Earth.
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Inside, underneath, backward, upside-down

Planetary Society News - Fri, 09/06/2024 - 10:30
From holes on Mars to a spun-around moon and a flipped reflection, space science involves looking at things from all different angles.
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The Tianlin Space Telescope

Planetary Society News - Thu, 09/05/2024 - 10:00
China is in the early stages of planning a huge space observatory to help answer the matter of whether we are alone in the galaxy.
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Explore the Cosmos with The Planetary Society and Lerner Publishing

Planetary Society News - Fri, 08/30/2024 - 11:56
The Planetary Society and Lerner Publishing Group have teamed up to bring young readers an engaging series of books that make space science fun and accessible.
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Why the “habitable zone” doesn’t always mean habitable

Planetary Society News - Fri, 08/30/2024 - 11:03
The habitable zone is a useful concept in astrobiology, but it can sometimes paint an over-simplified picture of planetary habitability.
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