Notícies d'astronomia

The data come from NASA’s Pioneer Venus Multiprobe mission, which deployed a series of probes into the planet’s clouds.

Jupiter is a world of extremes, and Venus hints at some mysteries. You can take action to help learn more about these worlds and others.

In 1975 and 1982, 4 of the Soviet Union’s Venera probes captured our only images of Venus’ surface.

Did scientists detect a signature of life in Venus' clouds? Or will the bombshell finding be proven false?

Thanks to our members, we hosted Planetfest '21, advocated for space, and took a big STEP forward with our new sci-tech grants program.

Perseverance’s tracks show where it’s been. You can help decide where we’re going.

NASA's Lucy mission will visit 7 Trojan asteroids between 2027 and 2033, plus a bonus main-belt asteroid in 2025.

See images of the cosmos that reflect fascinating features of worlds and stars, and take action to advance exploration.

Witness the Mars rover’s dramatic landing from every angle, and help make more exploration like this happen.

All the best moments so far from NASA's Perseverance rover, all in one place.

With 3 new missions safely at Mars, we’re ready for the next era of exploration and discovery.

The Red Planet once had liquid water on the surface, and conditions that could have supported life.

This week the world’s attention is on Mars as its next era of exploration begins. We’re also digging into space policy, with new actions you can take.

Red dwarf stars are more common than our Sun. What are the prospects for life on exoplanets that orbit them?

NASA is not a problem to be solved but a tool that drives solutions. The Planetary Society recommends investments in science, exploration, and planetary defense as a means to invest in the national manufacturing and scientific workforce and strengthen international alliances.

Just how big is the International Space Station? See for yourself, and catch up on this week’s space news.

Relive the excitement of NASA's Perseverance rover sticking the landing on Mars with our panel of experts: Bethany Ehlmann, Derek Muller, Raquel Nuno, and Bill Nye.

The Planetary Society's STEP Grants fund innovative science and technology projects that advance solar system exploration, bolster the search for life, and help defend Earth from dangerous asteroids.

We’re gearing up for a Mars landing, and our chief advocate takes a look at crewed Moon programs past and future.

Alan Shepard and Ed Mitchell became the 5th and 6th NASA astronauts to walk on the Moon. It was a triumphant return to lunar exploration after the near-disaster of Apollo 13.