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Learn about the planets, moons, and smaller stuff in the solar system; the spacecraft that explore them; and how you can explore along with them.
The Planetary Society creates ways for the public to have active roles in space exploration. We seed innovative space technologies, nurture creative young minds, and are a vital advocate for our future in space.
The Planetary Report is the internationally recognized flagship magazine of The Planetary Society, featuring lively articles and full-color photos to provide comprehensive coverage of discoveries on Earth and other planets.
Asteroids in the main belt or near Earth; comets in the Kuiper belt or visiting the Sun; near-Earth objects and the impact hazard they represent
News and facts about the spacecraft that have explored the planets beyond Earth.
Most deep-space missions carry cameras to acquire scientific data; but these data can also be used to produce stunning views of distant worlds. And almost all of this data is free and readily available to the public for download.
Extrasolar planets being discovered by Kepler and the world's great telescopes
Outer Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have retinues of moons and rings that make them like mini-solar systems.
Could humans be the only intelligent beings in all the vastness of the universe? Or are we just one humble race, a member of a vast intergalactic fraternity of advanced civilizations? Is there other life in the solar system, or are we alone?
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Asteroid 2012DA14 was a close one.
It missed us. But there are more out there.
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