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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, 2002
Planetary Society Nabs Aviation Week LaurelsThe Society nabbed double honors for both Cosmos 1, its solar sail project, and for the Society's unflagging support of a mission to explore Pluto.
Mar 18, 2002
Planetary Society Celebrates 20 Years Searching for Real E.T.From an optical SETI telescope to the wildly popular SETI@home program, the Society supports cutting edge research around the world, seeking to answer an age-old question: are we alone in the universe?
Mar 11, 2002
Planetary Society's Student Nanoexperiments Will Help Future Astronauts on MarsTwo student-designed nanoexperiments designed to investigate conditions on Mars for future human explorers will debut in a presentation at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
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