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The Earth and Moon Together

The Chang'e 5 test vehicle has managed to return an absolutely iconic photo of its distant home, seen across the very unfamiliar far side of the Moon.
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Bringing Unseen Lunar Images to Light

A team of scientists plan to digitize 87,000 vintage Surveyor images from the surface of the moon, of which less than two percent have ever been seen.
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New Random Space Fact Series

What would your voice sound like on Mars? How many stars do you think are in the known universe? Find out from Dr. Bruce Betts.
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Rosetta NAVCAM's Shades of Grey

What do “light” and “dark” mean for an object like Comet 67P/C-G? Here are some details on how Rosetta's NAVCAM images are taken and displayed.
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Planetary Radio: MESSENGER

Principal Investigator Sean Solomon returns with a status report as the MESSENGER mission at Mercury enters its final phase.
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Happening Now
And What You Can Do To Help

LightSail-1 will attempt to demonstrate controlled solar sailing—flight by light—for CubeSats (tiny, low-cost satellites).

In 2016, The Planetary Society’s LightSail program will take the technology a step further.

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Juniper on Spaceship Earth
Kelli Klymenko
The beautiful Milky Way over Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona.

Transit of Venus
Kristopher Large
The Transit of Venus as seen from Hermiston, Oregon (through clouds).

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The Antares Accident: Who's Rocket Was It?
Despite some in the media declaring it a NASA rocket disaster, Antares represents a new... Read More »
[Update 2] Antares Rocket Explodes Seconds after Liftoff
An Antares rocket fell back to the launch pad shortly after liftoff, exploding in a... Read More »
New Planetary Deep Drill Project
The Planetary Society has a futuristic new project: the Planetary Deep Drill with Honeybee Robotics... Read More »