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Cloudy with a chance of life
Looking at the myriad possibilities that may exist within the clouds of Venus.
NASA's InSight mission is dying. Next could come the ‘Mars Life Explorer’
If there is Martian life then it could be in ice water under the red planet’s surface. The Mars Life Explorer, included in the most recent Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey, would search for this.
Comets: big, beautiful, and surprisingly smelly
Get ready for one of the year’s best meteor showers, caused by one of the many intriguing comets of our Solar System.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, August 2022
The ISS partnership remains stable...for now.
Your Guide to Water on the Moon
Learn when we discovered lunar water, where it is, and how future missions will study it.
Rather remarkable robots
The robotic explorers of our Cosmos are truly impressive, as showcased by several spacecraft this week.
Why we have the SLS
The SLS rests on a secure foundation of political support, a consequence of the U.S. framework of representative democracy and discretionary funding.
Sights beyond the visible
See images your eyes wouldn’t normally be able to see, and learn about what these images can teach you.
Uranus' mysterious moons: why NASA wants to explore Ariel and Miranda
Are the moons of Uranus "relic" ocean worlds like Ceres or active ocean worlds like Enceladus? A proposed flagship mission aims to find out.
Life on Venus? New updates on the search
Astronomer Jane Greaves presents new findings that could support of phosphine in the clouds of Venus.
A space smorgasbord
Sample the best tidbits from space exploration this week, including news from across the Solar System and beyond, and personal insights from leaders of exploration.
Slowly returning to in-person member events
The Planetary Society is resuming in-person events for our members. Here's a brief look back at some of our recent events.
Faith, Doubt, and Contact
Contact remains a unique movie due to its representation of science. It remains a great film due to the treatment of doubt and faith as a universal aspect of human existence.
A Personal Message to Planetary Radio Listeners
Planetary Radio host Mat Kaplan has an announcement for listeners.
Love at first sights
JWST’s stunning first science images
The Space Advocate Newsletter, July 2022
JWST's success will outshine its past troubles.
See JWST's amazing first science images
These are some of the first science images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), released on July 12, 2022.
See JWST’s first deep field image
Bill Nye's reflections on the first deep field image from NASA's JWST mission.
JWST versus Hubble: How are they different?
Unlike Hubble, JWST was primarily designed to see the universe in infrared light, revealing ancient galaxies, peering through nebulae, and uncovering exoplanet atmospheres.
Breaking new ground
Whether it’s a mission, a policy decision, or an individual person, sometimes all it takes is one thing to change the way we explore.