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Charts

Planetary Society News - Tue, 06/24/2025 - 11:29
High quality charts visualizing NASA budget and space exploration data.
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Updates from our asteroid-hunting Shoemaker NEO Grant winners

Planetary Society News - Tue, 06/24/2025 - 10:00
An overview of updates from some of our previous Shoemaker NEO Grant winners.
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Announcing Mark Gelfand as the recipient of the first C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/23/2025 - 18:29
The Planetary Society is pleased to announce that Mark Gelfand is the first recipient of the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy.
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Announcing Mark Gelfand as the recipient of the first C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/23/2025 - 18:29
The Planetary Society is pleased to announce that Mark Gelfand is the first recipient of the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy.
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Taner Halicioglu is awarded the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/23/2025 - 18:20
On April 5, 2025, The Planetary Society presented Taner Halicioglu with the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy during our 45th anniversary gala celebration.
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Taner Halicioglu is awarded the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/23/2025 - 18:20
On April 5, 2025, The Planetary Society presented Taner Halicioglu with the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy during our 45th anniversary gala celebration.
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The C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/23/2025 - 18:12
The C. Wallace Hooser Philanthropy Award honors those who show exceptional generosity and civic responsibility in supporting space science and exploration. Named for longtime Planetary Society Board Member C. Wallace Hooser, it recognizes individuals or organizations who inspire others through leadership, service, and dedication to our mission.
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The C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/23/2025 - 18:12
The C. Wallace Hooser Philanthropy Award honors those who show exceptional generosity and civic responsibility in supporting space science and exploration. Named for longtime Planetary Society Board Member C. Wallace Hooser, it recognizes individuals or organizations who inspire others through leadership, service, and dedication to our mission.
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Volcanic inactivity

Planetary Society News - Fri, 06/20/2025 - 10:30
Most of the Solar System’s volcanoes are dead — but not all of them. NASA’s budget is still in trouble, but people are speaking up.
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The 2025 Cosmos Award winner: Dava Sobel

Planetary Society News - Thu, 06/19/2025 - 10:30
The Planetary Society is proud to announce the newest recipient of the Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science, author Dava Sobel.
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Peaks and troughs

Planetary Society News - Fri, 06/13/2025 - 10:30
The Sun’s activity is peaking, while NASA’s budget is facing historic lows.
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Extraterrestrial lights

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:58
How other worlds experience auroras.
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Needles in the haystack

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:58
How advanced amateurs defend Earth from asteroids.
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Capturing magic

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:58
A photographer’s guide to auroras.
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It's not magic; it's magnetic!

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:58
The magnetism behind spectacular phenomena.
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The LightSail mission: From concept to reality

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:57
How a grassroots movement sailed on sunlight.
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Not too hot to handle

Planetary Society News - Mon, 06/09/2025 - 09:57
How a spacecraft is able to touch the Sun.
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NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts

Planetary Society News - Sun, 06/08/2025 - 16:54
The White House has put forward a radical, wasteful proposal for NASA. We have the data to prove it.
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A crisis we must rise to

Planetary Society News - Fri, 06/06/2025 - 10:30
NASA’s budget is officially in grave danger, but there are things you can do to help.
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Growing and shrinking

Planetary Society News - Fri, 05/30/2025 - 10:30
Planets and moons change size all the time, whether by attracting mass, shrinking in volume, or spewing their insides out of volcanoes.
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