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Small BodiesStories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.
Persevering through it all
Exploration will always face setbacks, but this week’s Downlink reminds us of the impressive human ability to persevere.
First steps and big leaps
Technological innovation is a big part of the fun of space exploration, and you can help make it happen.
What might JWST reveal about TRAPPIST-1?
We spoke with the scientists leading the first observations of TRAPPIST-1 using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in order to understand what mysteries their observations will help unlock.
Your cosmic community
There’s no limit to what a community of like-minded space enthusiasts, advocates and even famous luminaries can achieve when we all work together.
Join the exoparty
With new instruments and a growing number of discoveries, exoplanet and exomoon research is just getting started.
An ice giant and its dwarf companion
Neptune and Triton come into focus as destinations worth exploring.
What light through yonder prism splits?
Discover how we use light to look for signs of life beyond Earth, and meet the newest batch of Planetary Society-funded asteroid hunters.
So much more than meets the eye
Space is even more spectacular when you can see beyond what the eye can behold.
Shoot for the moon that shoots back
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has some intriguing features: snow, ice, geysers, stripes and much more, all waiting to be further explored.
What sci-fi dreams are made of
From a space station cemetery to a super-resilient spacecraft, the feats of human ingenuity that make space exploration possible are the stuff of science fiction dreams.
New year, same universe
While missions are achieving new things, the cosmos reminds us that some things are universal.
Onward to 2022
Looking back at an amazing year in space, here on Earth and beyond.
Space is always worth the wait
With space missions like JWST and Voyager, decades of development yield decades of discovery.
Why will it take six months to see JWST's first science images?
JWST interdisciplinary scientist Heidi Hammel explains why it will take six months for the telescope's first images to emerge.
Who loves the Sun?
Our host star takes center stage, and JWST demands a little more patience.
JWST launch guide: Everything you need to know
NASA’s long-awaited, greatly anticipated observatory has blasted off on a mission to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos.
Optimism, ethics and pride
The values that have driven space exploration since its beginnings are still going strong today.
Explorers beware, you’re in for a scare!
In celebration of Halloween, take a terrifying tour through our creepy cosmos.
How much does the James Webb Space Telescope cost?
Find annual expenditures, charts, and comparisons for NASA's expenditures on the James Webb Space Telescope, including contributions from the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency over the same period.
We love Lucy
Everything you need to know about NASA’s Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.