Blog Archive

A New Statement on NASA's 2020 Rover Mission

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/01/29 06:15 CST | 3 comments

The Planetary Society remains committed to a balanced program of solar system exploration, with Mars, outer planets, and small missions all playing an important part.

Up Is the New Up

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/01/28 12:34 CST | 1 comments

The European Space Agency will enjoy a 6.5% increase in funding this year, reports SpaceNews.

Advocacy Update: The Society Traveled to Washington

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/01/25 02:16 CST | 3 comments

The Planetary Society makes another visit to Capitol Hill to advocate for Planetary Science funding at NASA.

The Astronomy Budget Squeeze

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/01/09 07:11 CST | 1 comments

It's not just the Planetary Sciences division within NASA that's under harsh budgetary times. The NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences is facing a choice between funding scientists and funding telescopes. A report from the 221st AAS meeting in Long Beach.

Planetary Society Weekly Hangout, Thu Jan 3 1200PT/2000UT: Jim Bell

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/01/02 12:32 CST | 3 comments

Join Emily Lakdawalla and Casey Dreier for a chat with Jim Bell, a scientist who wears many hats. He's the team lead for the Pancam color cameras on the Spirit and Opportunity rovers; he's a member of the Curiosity science team; and he's the esteemed President of the Planetary Society's Board of Directors. We'll talk about the great science being done by both Curiosity and Opportunity, and about what's in store for the future.

Sequestration Averted for Now

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/01/02 12:28 CST

The fiscal cliff deal delays implementation of the across-the-board cuts known as the sequester for two months.