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Small BodiesStories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
A new exoplanet and a Martian helicopter
Learn all about what’s happening in space exploration, and check out some great space art.
A fractured comet and a deep dive into planetary science funding
Everything you need to know about space science and exploration, including an Apollo anniversary, a gravity slingshot, and a global celebration of space.
Dive deep into the history of planetary exploration funding
This unique, comprehensive dataset includes the full budget history, by year, of every NASA planetary science mission and related activities.
A voyage to Mercury, and the latest in space policy
Plus space backgrounds for your work-at-home meetings
Video Chat From Outer Space With These Custom Wallpapers
Since some services like Zoom allow you to create virtual backgrounds, The Planetary Society offers you the opportunity to take your home office to Mars, or the Moon, or other fun places in space.
Space to comfort, teach, share, and escape
A high-res map of Bennu, a virtual space party, and more
Our Responsibility to Deal more Kindly with One Another
Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye shares how the Society is responding to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world.
A conversation with Ann Druyan and a fix for InSight
Did you know you can see Jupiter in the daytime?
The Possible Worlds of Ann Druyan
The executive producer, writer, and director of Cosmos and author of the companion book discusses the show’s third season, and why she believes science is the key to a better future.
Here's How Scientists Mapped the Perseverance Rover's Landing Site
The maps will help plan scientific field trips for the rover as it explores an ancient river delta.
An epic Mars panorama and a space board game
The Curiosity rover just delivered the highest resolution panorama ever taken of the red planet.
The Next 10 Years
Six scientists share the major planetary science discoveries of the past decade, and the questions that will drive the next 10 years of solar system exploration.
Your Impact: March Equinox 2020
Celebrating Shoemaker Grant winners, Society awards, and volunteer efforts around the world.
An Exoplanet-Hunting Space Telescope and a Name for a Rover
Meet NASA’s Rover McRoverface. Plus, we’re hiring!
Two Mars Missions Are Gutted Despite Near-Record Funding for Planetary Science
A new budget submission from the White House would continue record-high funding for planetary science, but proposes deep cuts to 2 productive Mars missions and defers funding for deep space telescope dedicated to finding hazardous near-Earth objects.
161 meetings. 115 members. 28 states. 1 Day of Action.
More than one hundred Planetary Society members from near and far advocated for space science and exploration in Washington, D.C. on 10 February 2020.
Star Trek: Picard Gets the Martian Landscape Right
The visual effects for the new television series Star Trek: Picard show a wonderfully realistic Mars in panoramic views that obviously rely upon NASA and ESA imagery. This article is spoiler-free except for the disclosure of an important event depicted in the opening moments of the show.
Is the Moon a Stepping Stone or a Cornerstone for Mars?
New legislation proposed in the House of Representatives would radically shift NASA's human spaceflight efforts away from the Moon and back to Mars.
NASA Rings in the New Year with $22.6 billion
NASA's final 2020 budget rejected every major cut proposed by the Trump Administration, increased funding for popular congressional projects such as the Space Launch System, and underfunded several key administration proposals, including a human-qualified lunar lander and low-Earth orbit commercialization projects.
Here's What We've Learned So Far from LightSail 2
A new paper recaps mission events, discusses solar sail performance, and describes how the spacecraft's orbit has changed.