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The best images from Artemis II
Our favorite images from humanity's return to the Moon.
Categories: Space News
What is the skinny budget and what does it mean for NASA?
The White House Office of Management and Budget has released its budget for fiscal year 2027. Here's what it includes, and what it means for NASA.
Categories: Space News
Big Moon mission, little space rocks
The Artemis II launch, and meteorites on Earth and the Moon.
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What's keeping the Artemis astronauts safe?
Though no spaceflight is without danger, Artemis II carries special risks.
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Artemis II blasts off, sending humans back to the Moon
NASA's Artemis II mission has just launched people to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.
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Job opening: Senior Executive Assistant
The Planetary Society is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative and operational support to our Chief Executive Officer.
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On the launchpad
NASA launches a new plan, Artemis II returns to the launchpad, and a new rocket gets a launch with a view.
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3 charts that show how Artemis compares to Apollo
How do funding, workforce, and robotic lunar exploration compare between NASA's two lunar exploration programs?
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'Ignition': A new series of NASA initiatives
On March 24, 2026, NASA leadership detailed new plans for the agency, involving lunar missions, Mars, and more.
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Builders and boulders
Spacecraft are being built, and boulders are solving puzzles.
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2026 Member Roundtable Tour
Connect with Planetary Society CEO Jennifer Vaughn and Society members across the U.S., Canada, and the UK.
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Beyond the unknown: The coming Kuiper belt revolution
Discoveries about the worlds of the Kuiper belt could revolutionize our understanding of the Solar System and its ancient past.
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Meet Jennifer Vaughn
Planetary Society CEO Jennifer Vaughn answers questions about her history with the organization, her vision for its future, her love of space, and more.
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How do you define a planet?
As our ability to study space has improved, our definitions of planets have evolved.
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Messengers of ice and time
Comets are ancient relics from the Solar System's formation that may have delivered water and the building blocks of life to early Earth.
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The view from the top
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has a great view of the Cosmos — and of the Earth below.
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Why do some planets have rings and others don't?
The giant planets of our Solar System all have rings, as do some dwarf planets and even asteroids. So why don’t Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars?
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Stellar death and an Artemis overhaul
A planetary nebula teaches us about how stars die, and a new Artemis architecture changes our plans for Mars.
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Chang’e-7: China’s water-hunting lunar south pole mission
Chang’e‑7 is China’s mission to seek out water ice on the Moon.
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The impact of impacts
Collisions are often the reason things are the way they are in the Solar System today.
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