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Stories, updates, insights, and original analysis from The Planetary Society.

Glitter and glow

This week we look forward to launches, gaze at glowing auroras, and get creative with glitter.

Someone’s aliens

Life thrives on Earth, and we even send evidence of our presence out into the Solar System. Is anyone out there looking for us?

Super-size it

Europa Clipper is a big spacecraft with big solar panels, all so it can perform a big mission. The galaxy is big too, and a Planetary Society member painted it that way.

Wow! Boom! Ultra cool!

The “Wow!" signal has a new explanation, and an ultra-cool experiment advances quantum sensing in space. Plus, making an asteroid go “boom!” might work, depending on the circumstances.

Life in other worlds

New research suggests liquid water might be hiding under the surface of Mars. Could life be there too?

Seeing the unseeable

From X-ray imaging to slithering beneath Enceladus’ crust, space technology is always expanding what we can see for ourselves.

A big find on Mars

A big rover makes a big find on Mars. Little rovers have their place in exploration, too.

A planetary smash-up

A comet collided with Jupiter 30 years ago, and the resulting images still inspire awe and wonder today.

Rockets rock!

Rockets are an integral part of spaceflight, and this week they get the attention and admiration they deserve.

Now you see me…

Where and when to spot the ISS, learn what asteroids are made of, and search for life in the Cosmos.

Space superlatives

From the largest and most active volcanoes in space to the exoplanet with the “best hair,” this week is all about superlatives.

Old becomes new

A star will become visible in the night sky, and old data from Venus yield new discoveries.

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