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Stories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
Mars Microphone Ready for Duty
The Planetary Society's Mars Microphone is on board the Mars Polar Lander, and as far as we can tell, in good shape.
The 1999 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
In 1999, The Planetary Society awarded $28,000 (US) to an international group of researchers in support of near-Earth asteroid detection and characterization efforts.
Latest Round of Mars Microphone Tests Successful
The Mars Microphone has successfully gone through its latest round of testing in preparation for launch on the Mars Surveyor spacecraft in January 1999.
The 1997 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients
In 1997, The Planetary Society awarded $35,000 (US) to an international group of researchers in support of near-Earth asteroid detection and characterization efforts.
The Gift of Apollo
Carl Sagan writes that once upon a time, we soared into the solar system. For a few years. Then we hurried back. Why? What happened? What was Apollo really about?
The Adventure of the Planets
Carl Sagan's argument for planetary exploration. Published in the first issue of The Planetary Report magazine.