Press Room
Press Room
Welcome to the The Planetary Society's Press Room.
Here you'll find the latest information about Society events, programs, personalities, and other news about the exploration of the universe.
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For more information on any of these releases, contact us at 626-793-5100 or via email at tps@planetary.org.
Planetary Society Congratulates NanoSail-D Team (January 21, 2011)
NASA has now confirmed that their NanoSail-D satellite has deployed its 100-square-foot sail in low-Earth orbit.
Planetary Society Statement Regarding Representative Giffords (January 10, 2011)
The Planetary Society offers a statement regarding the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
Bill Nye Congratulates SpaceX (December 8, 2010)
The Planetary Society congratulated SpaceX on the flight of Falcon 9.
Akatsuki Mission Statement (December 7, 2010)
JAXA, Japan�s space agency, has announced that their mission to Venus, Akatsuki, did not succeed in entering orbit as planned on December 6.
What's Up with Arsenic in Deep Space? (December 2, 2010)
NASA's announcement today of the discovery of bacteria from Mono Lake, California, that can use arsenic in its body instead of being poisoned by it, is significant to the search for life on other worlds.
Current Projects
Shoemaker Near-Earth Object Grant Program
Planetary Society's Shoemaker Grant program supports astronomers following up potentially hazardous asteroids.
Something strange was happening in the outer reaches of our solar system. The Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft were not where they were supposed to be. The mystery of the Pioneer Anomaly has been solved The recovery of Doppler and telemetry data and the entire effort in thermal analysis would not have happened without the Planetary Society.
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