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Worthy goals for a lifelong love of space
Our new list of Space Life Goals will help inspire your passion for space. Catch up on this week’s space news, and tick off a few goals while you’re at it.
How to see Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF)
Everything you need to know about Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) or the "Green comet," which is making its first approach to Earth in 50,000 years.
Ending a year, looking to the future
This year has been great for space exploration. With your support, we’ll make sure the future is even better.
A long night, and “so long!” to InSight
Celebrate the December solstice, be thankful you’re not on Triton, and say goodbye to the InSight Mars lander.
A deep dive into the Neptune system with JWST
A closer look at the science JWST has already done at Neptune, and what's coming next.
Capturing the Cosmos
This week we have images snapped the old-fashioned and cutting-edge ways, creative ways of thinking about exploration, and artwork that expresses the beauty of it all.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, December 2022
Looking back on our advocacy goals in 2022.
NEO Surveyor is confirmed
After nearly two decades of consideration, NASA made a formal commitment to NEO Surveyor, an asteroid-hunting space telescope.
Your impact: December solstice 2022
A great kickstart to our new kids membership program!
The year in pictures: 2022
With JWST up and running, it’s one of our best Year in Pictures issues yet.
Going the distance to get the shot
A brief history of space imaging
Out-of-this-world astronauts (literally)
Celebrating 50 years of Apollo 17, the last crewed mission to the Moon.
Your guide to rings of the Solar System
Tour the rings of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, plus asteroids, a dwarf planet, and an exoplanet.
The Best of 2022
Announcing the winners of our Best of 2022 campaign!
Much has passed in decades past
With anniversaries come reflections, and there’s a lot to look back on in the history of space.
NASA’s economic impact? Hundreds of thousands of jobs.
In 2021, NASA supported an estimated 339,645 jobs across the United States. A new report details the astounding economic benefits of the space agency in every state.
Best space pictures of the month: November 2022
NASA's chief of exploration mission planning Nujoud Merancy walks us through a picture from the Orion spacecraft.
What the 2022 midterm elections mean for NASA
Republicans regain control of the House. The Senate remains under Democratic control. This divided governance could slow down the pace of space legislation, even for “must-pass” items like NASA's annual budget.
Gifts from above
The Cosmos has so many gifts to give us, from awe-inspiring images to fascinating discoveries. We’ve got our own set of gifts to recommend too.
2022 impact report
A review of the results The Planetary Society achieved in 2022 thanks to the support of our members.