Press Room

Welcome to The Planetary Society's Press Room. Here you'll find the latest information about Society events, programs, leaders, and other news about the exploration of the universe.

Media Contact
To join our media list, or for more information about our news, please contact Danielle Gunn at [email protected] or 626-793-5100.

Press Releases

Dec 12, 2013

Europa Beckons

In light of the recent discovery that Europa is likely shooting plumes of vaporized water into space, The Planetary Society believes that the time is now for a new mission to explore this enigmatic moon.

Dec 09, 2013

Bill Nye Calls on President Obama to Embrace Planetary Exploration for NASA’s Future

Bill Nye the Science Guy and CEO of The Planetary Society sent President Barack Obama an open letter last week, asking him to move the country’s space program forward by embracing planetary exploration at NASA.

Dec 05, 2012

Planetary Society Statement on the 2020 Mars Rover Mission Announcement

The Planetary Society welcomes the news that NASA will land a new rover on Mars in 2020. However, we emphasize that this announcement does not change the status quo: without Congressional action, NASA’s Planetary Sciences division will suffer cuts of $309 million in the 2013 budget.

< 1 2 34 5 >

Latest Articles on planetary.org

High-Resolution Photography for Print and Online Purposes

Image usage policy: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. For additional publication permissions, please contact us.

Click thumbnails to enlarge.

Bill Nye Head Shot - Dark
Bill Nye Head Shot - Dark Image: F. Scott Schafer
Bill Nye and the World
Bill Nye and the World Image: F. Scott Schafer
Bill Nye with LightSail Model
Bill Nye with LightSail Model Image: F. Scott Schafer
Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society
Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society Image: F. Scott Schafer

The Bruce Murray Space Image Library

The Planetary Society’s Bruce Murray Space Image Library is a unique collection of photos and videos from the world’s space agencies, as well as artwork, diagrams, and amateur-processed space images, many of which are not available elsewhere.