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The Downlink

Two new grant-winning projects, a collection of awesome space imagery, a mighty plume, and much more this week in space.

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We’re always learning more about the worlds of the outer Solar System, and even those beyond.

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Whether they’re dedicated to it or not, planetary missions can get beautiful and informative glimpses at distant moons. And who’s the evil twin: Venus or Earth?

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The Soyuz spacecraft have been helping humans get to and from space for decades, but that’s nothing compared to the billions of years that microorganisms have been making life on Earth possible.

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The Moon casts shadows on itself and on Earth, environmental concerns overshadow a test launch’s success, and exoplanets are awesome (beyond a shadow of a doubt).

The Planetary Society

When the Psyche mission missed its launch date in 2022, it caused a ripple-effect of delays and budget woes for other JPL-led missions. Dr. Laurie Leshin, JPL's new director, shares her insights into the unique challenges facing her team and what she's doing to change JPL for the better.

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Flying on Titan is easy, but not as easy as flying on Deimos. Plus, Juice takes off and Ingenuity captures a view from the air.

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Meet the Solar System’s five official dwarf planets, celebrate two major launches, and find out why planets sometimes seem to go backwards across the sky.

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Detailed Mars maps, insights into the Venusian surface, and views of Uranian rings all have one thing in common: they don’t happen without public support for space.

Jason Davis

The spacecraft will explore Jupiter's moons Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, all three of which may harbor subsurface oceans.

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VERITAS would peer through Venus’ clouds to study its surface like never before, but it needs your help.

Jason Davis

Juice is ready to launch on a mission to uncover the secrets of Jupiter's icy moons.

Casey Dreier

In a joint effort led by The Planetary Society, major organizations and academic institutions are calling on Congress to save the Venus Emissivity, Radio science, InSAR, Topography And Spectroscopy (VERITAS) mission by establishing a 2029 launch date, a 2-year delay from the original baseline schedule.

Casey Dreier

NASA's first mission to Venus in decades is in danger. This is why VERITAS is worth saving.

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A planet shows its pole, another shows possible volcanic activity, and the Moon keeps surprising us with more water.

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New discoveries from Ryugu, material heading our way from Bennu, and anticipation for a mission to Psyche.

Kate Howells

When searching for extraterrestrial life, we have to base our hunt on what we know about life on our own planet. This may seem limiting, but there's a lot we can learn from the astonishingly diverse lifeforms we have here on Earth.

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Learn all about the possible volcanic activity found on Venus, the facts about a hyped-up near-Earth asteroid, Jupiter’s newest moons, and what space images sound like.

Jason Davis

The findings bolster long-held suspicions that the planet, which is covered in volcanic rock, is still active today.

Jason Davis

Jupiter's 92 confirmed moons can teach us how the giant planets formed, and what conditions were like in the early Solar System.