Articles

The Planetary Society

An interview with Scott Pace about the Moon’s role in internationally cooperative human space exploration.

The Downlink

With so many asteroids out there, it’s up to us to defend our planet from impacts. Find out how you can make a difference.

The Downlink

Technological innovation is a big part of the fun of space exploration, and you can help make it happen.

The Downlink

With new instruments and a growing number of discoveries, exoplanet and exomoon research is just getting started.

The Downlink

Intriguing moons that may hide water beneath their surfaces, and what it takes to visit them.

The Downlink

While missions are achieving new things, the cosmos reminds us that some things are universal.

The Downlink

Taking a look at volcanic worlds in our solar system and exoplanets that might crack under pressure.

The Downlink

Everything you need to know about NASA’s Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.

The Downlink

Look at some extraordinary views from space and imagine what you’d see if you had the best seat on SpaceX’s Dragon capsule.

Casey Dreier

It's time to look beyond 2024.

The Downlink

10 years after launching, Juno is still showing us Jupiter’s stunning beauty.

The Downlink

Look at eclipses from the perspective of Earth, the Moon, and beyond. Plus catch up on the week’s space news.

The Downlink

Find out what a super blood Moon is, and celebrate a milestone in Mars exploration.

Casey Dreier

NASA picked SpaceX's Starship to land humans on the Moon as part of the agency's Artemis program. The decision will help humans land on Mars.

Casey Dreier

New legislation proposed in the House of Representatives would radically shift NASA's human spaceflight efforts away from the Moon and back to Mars.

Jason Davis

The test showed Orion can blast itself away from the Space Launch System if the big rocket fails while attempting to fly to orbit.

Casey Dreier

The White House released a long-awaited supplemental budget request for NASA today. It proposes an additional $1.6 billion for an accelerated human spaceflight effort to land on the Moon in 2024. This boosts the President's budget request for NASA to $22.6 billion in fiscal year 2020, which is approximately $1.1 billion or 5% more than the amount provided by Congress last year.

Casey Dreier

Thirty years ago, President George H.W. Bush announced an ambitious program to return humans to the Moon. It failed. Today the Trump Administration wants the same thing. Can a failed lunar return effort help this one succeed?

On March 27, 2019, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies held a hearing titled, “NASA’s FY 2020 Budget Request.”

Casey Dreier

Can NASA really return astronauts to the Moon by 2024?