With the U.S. government reopened and funded through Jan. 30, Congress is back to work on deciding how much to invest in federal agencies for fiscal year (FY) 2026, including NASA. Here's where things stand, and what to expect.

In 2025, The Planetary Society advanced its mission to empower the world’s citizens to advocate for space science and exploration. Through advocacy, education, science, and global collaboration, we championed the scientific exploration of space during a year that tested and proved the strength of our movement.

From data to human-forming elements to LEGO pieces, it’s just a matter of putting it all together.

Important updates on how U.S. taxpayers can claim deductions on their taxes for charitable contributions.

Carl Sagan's famous quote is more than just poetic — it's true.

Looking back on the year in space and anticipating what might come in 2026.

Cast your vote for the best of space exploration and science in 2025!

For this year’s Halloween costume, try scaring people by dressing as a solar storm.

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.

ESCAPADE will explore Mars’ magnetic field and atmosphere to learn how the planet became less habitable over time.

From nostalgia to imagination, space technology reaches into our past, the future, and the present.

Tornados swirl throughout the Solar System, and NASA-funded researchers face budgetary storms.

As thousands leave the space agency, two ex-NASA workers give an inside account of how their office was abruptly shut down.

In exclusive interviews, ex-NASA scientists speak out on the impact of the agency's mass departures.

The October 2025 Save NASA Science Day of Action was our largest-ever advocacy event. Here's why it mattered.

The Save NASA Science Day of Action was our largest advocacy event ever, bringing together over 300 supporters (and one dog).

A strange rock on Mars is different from anything we’ve seen before in the search for life.

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.

A roundup of key facts and surprising discoveries about the third known interstellar object.

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.