The Planetary Report
The Planetary Report
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.
This quarterly magazine reaches members of The Planetary Society all over the world, with news about planetary missions, spacefaring nations, intrepid explorers, planetary science controversies and the latest findings in humankind's exploration of the solar system.
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Past Issues of The Planetary Report
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The Lure of Europa
Vol. 33, No. 1, March Equinox 2013
Containing feature articles by Alyssa Rhoden; Bob Pappalardo; Michael Carroll; Emily Lakdawalla; Casey Dreier; Bruce Betts; Bill Nye
The Europa Clipper, by Alyssa Rhoden and Robert Pappalardo; An Ode to Discovery, by Casey Dreier; Storms of Distant Skies, by Michael Carroll; One Alpha Centauri Planet, by Bruce Betts. Planetary Society Kids: What conditions are needed for life to arise? Snaphsots from Space: Curiosity takes a self-portrait
Greatest Hits: The Year in Pictures
Vol. 32, No. 4, Winter Solstice 2012
Containing feature articles by Bruce Betts; Andrew Chaikin; Casey Dreier; Mat Kaplan; Emily Lakdawalla; Bill Nye
The Bradbury Imperative, by Andy Chaikin; Where We Stand, by Casey Dreier; The Year in Pictures, by Emily Lakdawalla; Vacuuming Planets and Targeting Asteroids, by Bruce Betts; Infinite Visions from members; Planetary Society Kids: Why is Mars Colder than Earth?
Super Robot
Vol. 32, No. 3, September Equinox 2012
Containing feature articles by Bruce Betts; Casey Dreier; Donna Stevens; Paul Schenk; Bill Nye
Curiosity's First Days on Mars, by Bruce Betts; Planetfest 2012, by Donna Stevens; Incredible Upgrades, by Bruce Betts; Why We Explore, by Paul Schenk; The Battle Continues, by Casey Dreier; We're on Mars, but We Came from the Moon, by Bill Nye
Dark Skies?
Vol. 32, No. 2, June solstice 2012
Containing feature articles by Scott Kardel; Louis D. Friedman; Bruce Betts
"Your Place In Space: Making History" by Bill Nye; Snapshots from Space: Saturn's two largest moons; A Martian Has Died, by Louis Friedman; Into the Dark, by W. Scott Kardel; Entry, Descent, Landing, by Bruce Betts; The Magnificent Aurora, by James D. Burke and Andrea Carroll; Zapping Rocks with Lasers, by Bruce Betts; Annual Report to Our Members
Fascinating Mars
Vol. 32, No. 1, March Equinox 2012
Containing feature articles by Louis D. Friedman; Charlene Anderson; Bruce Betts
Louis Friedman suggests a practical plan for the next hundred years of spaceflight; Charlene M. Anderson discusses a lifelong love of science fiction with writer/director Andrew Stanton; Anderson also takes an in-depth look at what the proposed 2013 NASA budget means, and what Society members can do to help; and Bruce Betts reports on fiber-optic “scramblers” and planet hunting with smaller (relatively speaking) telescopes. Snapshots from Space features an image of the Moon from Japan's Hiten processed by Ted Stryk.
Lava Lakes
Vol. 31, No. 2, March/April 2011
Containing feature articles by John M. Logsdon; Amir Alexander; Ashley Davies
"Your Place In Space: Oh, To Be Young and Spacefaring" by Bill Nye; Snapshots from Space: Comet Crash; Once, We Went to the Moon, by John M. Logsdon; Lava Lakes on Earth and Io, by Ashley Gerard Davies; We Make It Happen! FINDS: One Step Closer to Faraway Earths, by Amir Alexander.
Evolving Visions
Vol. 21, No. 1, January/February 2001
Containing feature articles by Robert Gray; Robert Burnham; James Burke; Don Yeomans
Mars has definitely been the planet in the news these past two months, and two events have triggered larger-than-normal reverberations in the Society.
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