Follow the Water (to our leaking pipe)

Posted 2012/09/24 12:50 CDT | 1 comments

It's been an eventful week: Curiosity drove to its first science target, Endeavour arrived in Los Angeles, and a leaking pipe shut down Planetary Society headquarters. We continue to work but not from within our headquarters. We expect to be back on Thursday morning, putting our workspaces back together and catching up on any work that got quarantined. Until then, you can find us online.

Bill Nye on CNN Says US Risks Losing Its Space Edge

Posted 2012/07/05 10:26 CDT | 0 comments

Watch the Planetary Society CEO tell CNN why a reduction in NASA's planetary science funding is a mistake.

Bringing a little star power to Capitol Hill

Posted 2012/05/09 08:11 CDT | 5 comments

On May 8, 2012, Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson brought their unique brand of motivational speaking to Capitol Hill. In a standing-room-only lunch discussion in one of the meeting rooms for the Committee on Space, Science, Technology, these two space superstars, along with planetary scientist Louise Prockter, explained to members of Congress, staffers, and media why we must continue to invest in planetary exploration.