The first mission to land on a moon of Mars could launch as soon as Oct. 19, carrying with it a sample collection instrument ...

Author’s note: In this article, I will discuss close electoral contests. Any mention of close races or expected outcomes is neither my personal hope nor an expert analysis, but rather the result of an ...

Einstein taught us that time and space are inextricably woven together — the warp and weft of our vast Universe, stitched with points of light and specks of dust that gravity has shaped into galaxies, ...

The next chapter in Mars and exoplanet exploration. Accelerate progress in our three core enterprises — Explore Worlds, Find Life, and Defend Earth. You can support the entire fund, or designate a ...

Japan’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission aims to bring back the first-ever samples from Phobos, a moon of Mars, to explore what the Solar System was like shortly before life arose on Earth. MMX ...

The projects receiving this year's grants include a Solar System shadow-tracker, a new telescope tool, and an asteroid database The Planetary Society has supported innovative science and technology ...

Below is a list of selected NASA science missions facing severe budget cuts or termination in the upcoming fiscal year. These proposals are from the White House and are not supported by Congress, ...

The Planetary Society's political advocacy program educates and encourages policymakers to invest in space science and exploration. It enables and requires the participation of tens of thousands of ...

This is good news for donors since most taxpayers don’t itemize their taxes. Beginning in 2026, individuals who do not itemize deductions may claim a cash gift deduction of up to $1,000 for single ...

The next chapter in Mars and exoplanet exploration. Accelerate progress in our three core enterprises — Explore Worlds, Find Life, and Defend Earth. You can support the entire fund, or designate a ...

Planetary rings come in all shapes and sizes. It only takes binoculars to spot Saturn’s perfectly sculpted rings, but large telescopes or a space mission are needed to see the dim rings of Jupiter, ...

Venus and Mercury are the only planets in the Solar System without moons, but that’s not the whole story. In 2002, astronomer Brian Skiff of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ, discovered the first ...