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Save NASA Science Press Conference On Monday, October 6, 2025, amid the government shutdown, leaders from 20 national science, education, and space organizations, led by The Planetary Society and its CEO Bill Nye, gathered with Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD-04) and invited Members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol to urge protection of NASA’s and the National Science Foundation’s science budgets. The White House’s proposed 47 percent cut to NASA’s science budget threatens an “extinction-level” event for space exploration.
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Apr 15, 2004
Hidden Mars Messages FoundWhen the Mars Exploration Rovers were launched last year, The Planetary Society placed on board hidden messages as a public involvement activity.
Mar 17, 2004
Planetary Society Student Astronaut Meets Colin Powell in IndiaPlanetary Society Student Astronaut Saatvik Agarwal was invited to meet US Secretary of State Colin Powell on the television show India Questions Tuesday, March 17, 2004.
Mar 16, 2004
Sundials on Earth and Mars Mark the Spring EquinoxThe Planetary Society invites people worldwide to mark Earth’s Spring Equinox with a vicarious trip around the globe to see special sundials called EarthDials.
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