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.

Weather Report: Mars

Posted by Bill Dunford on 2013/01/28 10:00 CST | 5 comments

Just like on Earth, clouds and storms often ripple through the Martian atmosphere. You can even check the daily weather report.

Kuiper Belt Objects Submitted to Minor Planet Center

Posted by Alex Parker on 2013/01/25 03:30 CST | 2 comments

Recently, several of the Kuiper Belt Objects our team has discovered while searching for New Horizons post-Pluto flyby candidates have been submitted to the Minor Planet Center (the organization responsible for designating minor bodies in the solar system) and their orbital information is now in the public domain.

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.

Wentworth (1922) grain size classification

"Sand" means something different to me than it does to you, probably

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/01/24 01:28 CST | 2 comments

I had one of those "A-ha" moments last week where I suddenly realized that I had run afoul of a common problem in science communication: when the words I'm using mean something different to me than they do to almost everyone I'm talking to. The confusing word of the week: "sand."