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Small BodiesStories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
A new look for The Planetary Report
How an iconic magazine gets a makeover.
Are we alone in the universe? AI may help us find out
A Planetary Society-funded project uses machine learning to search for intelligent alien life.
EELS and the future of exploration
How artificial intelligence could traverse other worlds
Exploration on autopilot
The future of AI in space.
Computing in space exploration history
Before artificial intelligence, there was human ingenuity.
Space for everyone
Reflecting on the last strategic era, and on to the next.
Good lunar morning
Sunrise on the Moon kicks off Blue Ghost’s mission, including sampling lunar regolith with a technology supported by Planetary Society members and donors.
Color me impressed!
Colors can provide all kinds of clues in our efforts to unravel the mysteries of the Cosmos.
Proving resilience
Two missions approach the Moon, NASA dodges layoffs, and an artist captures the spirit of resilience.
How The Planetary Society's grassroots movement shapes the future of space
With wide-reaching support, we're speaking up for space missions and sharing our love of space.
The Space Advocate Newsletter, February 2025
Your monthly guidestar to space politics and policy is back.
Planetary Valentines
Space gets lovey-dovey this week with heart-shaped features, kisses blown on the solar wind, and reasons you should fall for fungi.
How space explorers could grow habitats from fungus
A NASA-funded project is exploring the possibility of using mycelium — the root-like structure in fungi — to grow habitats on the Moon or Mars.
Fighting for VIPER on Capitol Hill
Two planetary scientists share their story of meeting with members of Congress to speak up for the VIPER lunar mission.
Kiss kiss kaboom!
Some impacts are violent and powerful. Others are more like a kiss.
Timeless collections
From galaxies to stamps to asteroid samples, some collections never go out of style.
Should you be worried about Asteroid 2024 YR4?
Experts weigh in about the recently discovered near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 that has about a 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
The Planetary Society’s role in real space missions
Since 1980, The Planetary Society has been active in over 20 space exploration missions, from leading public outreach efforts to funding the development of instruments.
Peekaboo!
The Moon occults Mars, Gaia is done seeing stars, and The Planetary Society shares a vision for the next four years of space policy.
Space Recommendations for the Second Trump Administration
The Trump Administration will inherit NASA at a crossroads. The Planetary Society recommends an unwavering commitment to exploration, science, and the unique contributions of the nation's public space program.