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MRO, OMG!

NASA’s longstanding Mars orbiter is in the spotlight this week, along with some of our youngest and most passionate advocates.

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I spy with new eyes

Vera Rubin releases its first images, asteroid discovery kicks up a notch, and JWST may have discovered its first planet.

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Volcanic inactivity

Most of the Solar System’s volcanoes are dead — but not all of them. NASA’s budget is still in trouble, but people are speaking up.

Mat Kaplan

The 2025 Cosmos Award winner: Dava Sobel

The Planetary Society is proud to announce the newest recipient of the Cosmos Award for Outstanding Public Presentation of Science, author Dava Sobel.

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Peaks and troughs

The Sun’s activity is peaking, while NASA’s budget is facing historic lows.

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A crisis we must rise to

NASA’s budget is officially in grave danger, but there are things you can do to help.

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Growing and shrinking

Planets and moons change size all the time, whether by attracting mass, shrinking in volume, or spewing their insides out of volcanoes.

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Taking the time to see the light

Long-exposure photography can help see dim, distant light sources. It can also show us familiar lights in totally new ways.