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Jun 26, 2023

The Planetary Society supports global planetary defense efforts with new round of grants to asteroid hunting community

The Planetary Society announced today that it will award a total of $68,434 to eight recipients as part of its Shoemaker Near Earth Object (NEO) Grant program.

Jun 02, 2023

The Planetary Society Welcomes Lorne Trottier to Board of Directors

The Planetary Society, the world’s largest and most effective space advocacy group, announced the appointment of tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Lorne Trottier to its board of directors.

May 31, 2023

From Space Salad to Salty Waters: The Planetary Society Announces STEP Grant Winners

The Planetary Society is thrilled to announce the second round of winners of its groundbreaking Science and Technology Empowered by the Public (STEP) grant program. This year's winning projects are an investigation into deep-space agriculture and a study of Earth's salty lakes that resemble oceans of other planets and moons.

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