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Astronauts may be living on the frontiers of human space exploration, but they still need to eat and sleep like the rest of us.

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New research expands our understanding and observations of how planets form. And, good news in the fight for NASA funding.

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A flyby anniversary reminds us why missions of exploration are worth fighting for.

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Coke and Pepsi battled it out in space, and an astronaut got to enjoy another kind of sprite.

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NASA’s longstanding Mars orbiter is in the spotlight this week, along with some of our youngest and most passionate advocates.

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Vera Rubin releases its first images, asteroid discovery kicks up a notch, and JWST may have discovered its first planet.

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Most of the Solar System’s volcanoes are dead — but not all of them. NASA’s budget is still in trouble, but people are speaking up.

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The Sun’s activity is peaking, while NASA’s budget is facing historic lows.

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NASA’s budget is officially in grave danger, but there are things you can do to help.

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Planets and moons change size all the time, whether by attracting mass, shrinking in volume, or spewing their insides out of volcanoes.

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Long-exposure photography can help see dim, distant light sources. It can also show us familiar lights in totally new ways.

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Our rovers and astronauts leave tracks where they explore. But there’s always the possibility that those tracks — and even entire missions — could be erased.

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NASA’s science budget is facing historic cuts, and advocates like you need to speak up. Jupiter has its own turbulence, too, but to learn more about it, we’ll need to fund NASA.

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Space telescopes teach us so much about the Solar System and beyond. It’s crucial that we keep funding them.

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When we explore space, we make discoveries — about never-before-seen asteroids, unusual exoplanets, and even our own planet. But to find out new things, we have to continue seeking.

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The Planetary Society is speaking out against a threat to NASA’s science programs. We need your help to prevent a dark age of exploration.

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Comets, moons, tiny twisters, and blueberries — they may be small, but they’re far from insignificant.

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From long-exposure photography to color gradients, scientists and artists can sometimes draw from the same toolbox.

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When dust and rock come together, they form planets and moons. When people come together, we make a difference.

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More planets and moons are being discovered all the time. It’s up to us to explore them.