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Small BodiesStories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
Short and thankful
A mini-Downlink to reflect on gratitude.
Awestruck by awesomeness
Space exploration gives us so many opportunities to experience, celebrate, and cultivate feelings of awe.
Putting the pieces together
From data to human-forming elements to LEGO pieces, it’s just a matter of putting it all together.
Reflecting and expecting
Looking back on the year in space and anticipating what might come in 2026.
Spooky scary solar storms
For this year’s Halloween costume, try scaring people by dressing as a solar storm.
Space tech of the past, present, and future
From nostalgia to imagination, space technology reaches into our past, the future, and the present.
Stormy weather
Tornados swirl throughout the Solar System, and NASA-funded researchers face budgetary storms.
A good day to save NASA science
The Save NASA Science Day of Action was our largest advocacy event ever, bringing together nearly 300 supporters (and one dog).
Mars rock and roll
A Mars rock may hold answers in the search for life, and spacecraft might roll along its surface. Plus, meet the red planet’s Rolling Stones Rock.
Award-worthy and record-breaking
From photographers to science communicators, this week we celebrate some well-deserved wins. Plus, our Day of Action is set to be the biggest ever.
Don’t stare at the Sun (unless you’re SOHO)
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory isn’t just a powerful tool for studying the Sun; it’s one of the best comet hunters in existence.
An exciting discovery on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover has identified a potential biosignature on Mars.
Are you ready for your close-up?
Close-ups of the Sun’s coronal loops and a tiny piece of Bennu can teach us a lot.
Rock, ice, and glass
The Solar System is full of rocky and icy bodies, but this particular galaxy is made of glass.
All space rocks great and small
From large comets to tiny meteorites and all the asteroids in between, it’s worth finding all sizes of space rocks.
Do rovers dream of electric sheep?
Rovers like Curiosity need their sleep. Meanwhile, dreams of interstellar travel are being pursued.
Eat, sleep, explore space, repeat
Astronauts may be living on the frontiers of human space exploration, but they still need to eat and sleep like the rest of us.
Worlds in swirls
New research expands our understanding and observations of how planets form. And, good news in the fight for NASA funding.
Spaceflight worth the fight
A flyby anniversary reminds us why missions of exploration are worth fighting for.
Space sodas
Coke and Pepsi battled it out in space, and an astronaut got to enjoy another kind of sprite.