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What causes mysterious long delayed radio echoes in Earth's atmosphere?
# Mysterious Long Delayed Radio Echoes Challenge Atmospheric Science Radio signals bouncing back from Earth's atmosphere with unexplained delays have…
Analog astronauts: How living underwater can prepare humans for space missions
# Analog Astronauts: How Living Underwater Prepares Humans for Space Missions Space agencies and research organizations have long recognized that the…
Hunting Red Leaves with Satellites
# Hunting Red Leaves with Satellites NASA satellites now enable scientists and nature enthusiasts to track autumn foliage across North America with u…
Oct. 29: Applying AI/SI to the GEOINT Mission
The U.S. intelligence and defense community is accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and space intelligence systems to revolutionize ge…
Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller
Space Nuclear Power Corporation has secured a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to conduct ground testing of an autonomous nu…
Summer of Quantum: Building momentum for space-based QKD
Quantum key distribution from orbit enters a new phase of development this summer, with multiple space agencies and commercial operators advancing sys…
Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum
Antarctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for 2026, marking the third-lowest peak since satellite monitoring began in 1979, according to NASA. …
An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta
# Agricultural "Island" in the Saskatchewan River Delta Reveals Climate Shifts in Northern Manitoba NASA satellite imagery has captured a striking tr…
Under the Microscope: NASA-Made Material for Moon Manufacturing
# NASA Develops Self-Manufacturing Material for Lunar and Martian Construction NASA has created a novel material at Glenn Research Center in Clevelan…
If AI cannot be trusted in a classroom, why should it be trusted in orbit?
New York City's decision to ban artificial intelligence from classrooms raises an uncomfortable question for space agencies and commercial operators: …
Cornell Lightsail Experiment Paves the Way for Interstellar Missions
Cornell University engineering students have demonstrated that solar sails work in space, validating a propulsion method that could enable humanity to…
Space Station View of Earth at Night
Astronaut Jessica Meir captured a striking photograph of North America's nocturnal landscape from the International Space Station on September 8, 2026…
NASA ORBIT Challenge 2027
NASA has launched a nationwide competition that puts real space technology directly into the hands of university and community college students. The O…
Uncovering the Valleys Hidden Below Greenland’s Ice
# Beneath Greenland's Ice: NASA Maps Reveal a Hidden Valley Network NASA scientists have completed the most detailed map yet of the landscape buried …
When science answers to politics
# When Science Answers to Politics: OMB's Proposed Rules Threaten Research Independence The White House Office of Management and Budget has proposed …
With a little help from our planet friends
# Gravity Assists Keep Space Exploration Moving at Maximum Efficiency Planets act as cosmic pit stops for spacecraft, offering free fuel in the form …
Artículos en español
# Spanish-Language Coverage Expands for Planetary Research and Space Exploration The Planetary Society has launched a dedicated collection of article…
A STEP Grant update: Growing our understanding of deep-space agriculture
# Growing Plants Beyond Earth: New Research Tackles Deep-Space Agriculture The Planetary Society awarded $50,000 through its 2023 Science and Technol…
2026-2027 DWU: High School Engineering Challenge
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration have partnered to launch the 2026-2027 Design, Build, Fly (DBF) high school engineering challenge, focusi…
TB 26-07 Aluminum Alloy 2219 Material Guidance
NASA has issued technical guidance on aluminum alloy 2219, a material critical to spacecraft construction, warning that manufacturing defects during c…
Amoebas and anniversaries
# Amoebas and Anniversaries: A Month of Discovery Above and Below The Moon gained a fresh crater this month, joining thousands of impact scars that c…
NASA Aircraft to Make Low-Altitude Research Flights Over Colorado
NASA launches an ambitious airborne campaign to measure agricultural pollution across Colorado this year. The FarmFlux mission deploys more than a doz…
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum Extent
Arctic sea ice hit its annual minimum extent on September 12, marking the tenth-lowest recorded minimum since satellite monitoring began in 1979. NASA…
Risk of Hydrazine Use Following Freeze–Thaw Exposure
# NASA Warns of Hydrazine Hazards After Freeze-Thaw Exposure in Spacecraft Systems NASA has issued a technical bulletin addressing critical safety an…
Hayabusa2’s flyby of asteroid Torifune
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft executed a close approach to asteroid Torifune on July 5, marking another chapter in the probe's extended mission beyond …
Space Rocks Carry Hundreds of Thousands of Complex Organic Molecules—and We Just Photographed Them
Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Florida State University have directly imaged hundreds of thousands of complex organic …
More than one way to make an impact
# Multiple Paths to Planetary Defense and Science Advocacy The Planetary Society has highlighted an unexpected truth about advancing planetary scienc…
What happens now that comments have been submitted on the devastating OMB rules?
The White House Office of Management and Budget received nearly 500,000 public comments on proposed rule changes that would reshape how federal scienc…
Announcing our new STEP Grant winners: A Solar System shadow-tracker, a new telescope tool, and an asteroid database
# Three Research Teams Win Crowdfunded Grants to Advance Solar System Exploration The Planetary Society has announced three winners of its STEP (Scie…
Arctic Melt Season Length Levels Off
# Arctic Sea Ice Melt Season Stabilizes After Decades of Rapid Change NASA satellite data reveals an unexpected plateau in Arctic sea ice melt season…
Earth's Center of Mass Drifts Less Than We Thought
Earth's center of mass, the planet's gravitational balance point, shifts constantly but less dramatically than previous measurements suggested. New re…
Little moons, megarocket, tiny CubeSat
# Small Spacecraft, Big Ambitions: How Tiny Missions Drive Modern Exploration The scale of space exploration continues to shift. Giant rockets now la…