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Don’t stare at the Sun (unless you’re SOHO)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mon, 09/08/2025 - 10:30
Astronomers are closing in on planets that might be like our own.
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