Planetary Society News
The latest stories from The Planetary Society, featuring humanity's quest to explore worlds, find life, and defend Earth.
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The year in pictures 2025
The most memorable and impactful images from space exploration in 2025.
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Saving NASA science: Reflections on a historic year for space advocacy
Reflections on a historic year for space advocacy.
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The images of the Universe put at risk by proposed NASA cuts
Cosmic views put at risk by proposed NASA cuts
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Festive light displays
If you enjoy the lights people string on their houses at this time of year, you’ll love galaxy clusters.
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The Planetary Society's Best of 2025 Winners
The official results of The Planetary Society's Best of 2025 voting campaign.
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The Planetary Society’s 2025 space gift guide
A collection of space-themed gifts for people of all ages.
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Awestruck by awesomeness
Space exploration gives us so many opportunities to experience, celebrate, and cultivate feelings of awe.
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STEP Grant-funded projects
Overviews and updates from projects that have been awarded The Planetary Society's STEP Grants.
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Revisiting NASA funding as the government reopens
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.
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2025 Impact Report
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.
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Putting the pieces together
From data to human-forming elements to LEGO pieces, it’s just a matter of putting it all together.
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Charitable deduction updates for 2025 & 2026
Important updates on how U.S. taxpayers can claim deductions on their taxes for charitable contributions.
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“We’re made of starstuff.” What does that mean?
Carl Sagan's famous quote is more than just poetic — it's true.
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Reflecting and expecting
Looking back on the year in space and anticipating what might come in 2026.
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Best of 2025
Cast your vote for the best of space exploration and science in 2025!
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Spooky scary solar storms
For this year’s Halloween costume, try scaring people by dressing as a solar storm.
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ESCAPADE launch: What to expect
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.
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ESCAPADE, NASA’s twin Mars orbiters
ESCAPADE will explore Mars’ magnetic field and atmosphere to learn how the planet became less habitable over time.
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Space tech of the past, present, and future
From nostalgia to imagination, space technology reaches into our past, the future, and the present.
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