Space News

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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NASA: Perseverance found possible biosignatures in Martian rock

Planetary Society News - Wed, 09/10/2025 - 18:00
NASA’s Perseverance rover has identified a potential sign of past life on Mars — not a definitive detection, but perhaps the most compelling hint yet.
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STEP Grant Donations

Planetary Society News - Wed, 09/10/2025 - 13:10
How to support The Planetary Society's STEP Grant program.
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Introducing Ari Koeppel, our first AAAS Policy Fellow

Planetary Society News - Tue, 09/09/2025 - 14:00
In a milestone that reflects our expanding advocacy and outreach presence in Washington, D.C., Ari Koeppel will join The Planetary Society as the organization's first AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow.
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A test bed in the search for life

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:30
Updates from a Planetary Society STEP Grant-funded project.
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A cosmic perspective worth fighting for

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:30
NASA's science budget is under threat. Here's what that could mean to the human endeavor of exploration.
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The pale blue dot 35 years later

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:30
On its 35th anniversary, a reflection on what the pale blue dot means to us.
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Rethinking the atoms of life

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:30
Astrobiologists aren't just looking at other worlds to search for life; they're looking back to ancient Earth and considering alternate biochemistries.
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Other Earths

Planetary Society News - Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:30
Astronomers are closing in on planets that might be like our own.
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Are you ready for your close-up?

Planetary Society News - Fri, 08/29/2025 - 10:30
Close-ups of the Sun’s coronal loops and a tiny piece of Bennu can teach us a lot.
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Rock, ice, and glass

Planetary Society News - Fri, 08/22/2025 - 10:30
The Solar System is full of rocky and icy bodies, but this particular galaxy is made of glass.
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China eyes Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus in the hunt for habitability

Planetary Society News - Tue, 08/19/2025 - 10:30
China’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory and the Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering have proposed an orbiter and lander mission to explore Enceladus with a key focus on the moon’s potential habitability.
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All space rocks great and small

Planetary Society News - Fri, 08/15/2025 - 10:30
From large comets to tiny meteorites and all the asteroids in between, it’s worth finding all sizes of space rocks.
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Supporting asteroid defense: The 2025 Shoemaker NEO Grant winners

Planetary Society News - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 10:30
Meet the latest winners of The Planetary Society's Shoemaker NEO Grant program.
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