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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Charts
High quality charts visualizing NASA budget and space exploration data.
Categories: Space News
Updates from our asteroid-hunting Shoemaker NEO Grant winners
An overview of updates from some of our previous Shoemaker NEO Grant winners.
Categories: Space News
Announcing Mark Gelfand as the recipient of the first C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy
The Planetary Society is pleased to announce that Mark Gelfand is the first recipient of the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy.
Categories: Space News
Announcing Mark Gelfand as the recipient of the first C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy
The Planetary Society is pleased to announce that Mark Gelfand is the first recipient of the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy.
Categories: Space News
Taner Halicioglu is awarded the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy
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.
Categories: Space News
Taner Halicioglu is awarded the C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy
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.
Categories: Space News
The C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy
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.
Categories: Space News
The C. Wallace Hooser Award for Visionary Philanthropy
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.
Categories: Space News
Volcanic inactivity
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.
Categories: Space News
The 2025 Cosmos Award winner: Dava Sobel
The Planetary Society is proud to announce the newest recipient of the Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science, author Dava Sobel.
Categories: Space News
Peaks and troughs
The Sun’s activity is peaking, while NASA’s budget is facing historic lows.
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The LightSail mission: From concept to reality
How a grassroots movement sailed on sunlight.
Categories: Space News
NASA's disastrous 2026 budget proposal in seven charts
The White House has put forward a radical, wasteful proposal for NASA. We have the data to prove it.
Categories: Space News
A crisis we must rise to
NASA’s budget is officially in grave danger, but there are things you can do to help.
Categories: Space News
Growing and shrinking
Planets and moons change size all the time, whether by attracting mass, shrinking in volume, or spewing their insides out of volcanoes.
Categories: Space News