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Press Releases

Feb 08, 2001

The Planetary Society Assists Search for Near Earth Objects

The Gene Shoemaker NEO Grants are awarded to amateur observers, observers in developing countries, and professional astronomers who, with seed funding, could greatly increase their programs' contributions to this critical research.

Jan 26, 2001

Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye Celebrate the Romance of Pluto

Buzz Aldrin and Bill Nye the Science Guy will headline a free Planetary Society event, "The Science and Romance of Pluto," at the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C.

Jan 22, 2001

They Beam From Outer Space?

The Planetary Society will open its new Optical SETI Telescope in Harvard, Massachusetts early in 2002.

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