Planetary Society logo
  • “Exploration is in our nature.” - Carl Sagan

Rep. Judy Chu at the Beyond the Milky Way Day ceremony

Rep. Judy Chu at the Beyond the Milky Way Day ceremony
Rep. Judy Chu at the Beyond the Milky Way Day ceremony California Rep. Judy Chu speaks at the Oct. 13, 2026, ceremony at Carnegie’s Hale Library in Pasadena, California. Rep. Chu represents California’s 28th Congressional District, which includes Pasadena, and is a co-chair of the Congressional Planetary Science Caucus. During her remarks, she presented the resolution she introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives supporting the designation of Oct. 5 as National Beyond the Milky Way Day. Sarah Al-Ahmed / The Planetary Society