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

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 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 ...

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Messages from constituents are proven to have a significant impact on how representatives in Congress prioritize issues like space exploration. As Fiscal Year 2026 comes to an end and FY 2027 begins ...

Research has shown that in-person constituent meetings are the most effective way to engage elected officials on topics like space exploration. If you believe in a future of space, this is the way to ...

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 ...

In our Solar System, there are two planets too hot to host liquid water, five planets too cold for it, and just one in between. This middle ground — a range of distances from the Sun where surface ...

For decades, it has passed over Mars like a rumor, glimpsed only sparingly by rovers and orbiters, its shadowy face watching down over Mars’ vermilion seas of sand and dust in silence. Phobos, named ...

This is your one-stop space exploration and astronomy calendar for 2026: from mission launches and space exploration milestones to celestial events and exciting changes in our Solar System, it’s all ...

Only days after NASA launched astronauts to the Moon for the first time in decades, the White House’s budgeting office announced a plan to reduce NASA’s workforce by thousands and cancel over 50 NASA ...

China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft successfully brought back the first samples from the far side of the Moon. The spacecraft landed on the lunar far side on June 1, 2024, collected rock and regolith samples ...