Fun fact: The Viking 1 team landed without any visibility, no imagery, no hazard avoidance (which nowadays is typical) and they almost hit a rock called "Big Joe." They really said 🤞🏼. Happy 50th launchiversary Viking 1!. 📸: @NASAJPL @LMSpace

50 years ago, Viking 1 launched, AND 48 years ago, Voyager 2 launched! 🚀. Both spacecraft mean a lot to us. The Planetary Society was founded because of the Viking missions. Carl Sagan, who helped lead the mission, saw that NASA’s budget was going to be cut because the

Join Saddleback’s Jill Haney and educator Anna Davis Saeli for a powerful live webinar introducing the Welcome Newcomers Stories library; a new collection of autobiographical stories of teen immigrants. Wednesday August 20th, 2:00 PM PDT / 5:00 PM EDT . Register now!

I spy with JWST’s golden eye, a possible new moon for Uranus in the night sky. ✨. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny world only six miles (10 km) across. Too faint for Voyager 2 or Hubble to catch, this little moon hid in plain sight until Webb’s sharp gaze

China is planning a mission to Enceladus. Here’s what we know ⬇️. Saturn's moon Enceladus is one of the most intriguing places in the Solar System, especially when it comes to the search for life. Not only does it have liquid water beneath its icy crust, but it may also contain

🖖 What do Star Trek and saving NASA science have in common?. At this year’s Star Trek Las Vegas convention, Voyager stars Robert Picardo (Planetary Society board member) and Tim Russ joined our communications team members Ambre Trujillo and Andrew Pauly for a powerful live

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We're hiring a Systems Assistant!.This role will support the day-to-day IT operations of the organization and is ideal for someone early in their IT career who has a passion for learning, enjoys solving problems, and is eager to grow in systems administration, user support, and.

Asteroid hunters, powered by you ☄️ Thanks to the support of our members, we just awarded $87,562 in this year’s Shoemaker Near-Earth Object (NEO) Grants, our largest single round ever! 🌍. These 10 winners hail from observatories in eight countries on four continents, working to

International Observe the Moon Night is October 4th! 🌕 NASA makes it easy to attend or host your own event, whether virtual or in-person. You can also simply observe with friends, family, neighbors, or on your own. Visit their website for creative observing ideas, hands-on.

It’s here: The Planetary Society’s biggest advocacy event of the year—the 2025 Day of Action on October 5 and 6. This time, we’re not just fighting for one or two missions, we’re fighting for the future of NASA science. And we’re not alone. Nearly a dozen organizations are

We're proud to share that @Planrad has been named the #1 Space Podcast by Feedspot, with Planetary Radio: Space Policy Edition coming in at #3. Thanks for tuning in! 🎉.

A poignant article by @SenMarkKelly on how ensuring a continued American presence in space is crucial to keeping our country’s engine of science and innovation moving.

First, it was Oumuamua, and now there's a newly discovered interstellar object heading toward the inner Solar System. So, what do we know about it?. Bryce Bolin, research scientist at Eureka Scientific, joins host Sarah Al-Ahmed on @PlanRad to reveal what sets this object apart.

Last week, The Planetary Society hosted a briefing on the Habitable Worlds Observatory in Washington DC. Attendees got to ask questions directly to top experts in astrophysics and astrobiology about why HWO will be a game-changer in the search for life. We’re working every day

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