The Planetary Society Co-founded by Carl Sagan in 1980, The Planetary Society is a member-funded nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing space science and exploration through three core enterprises
About Us - The Planetary Society They established The Planetary Society to give anyone from anywhere in the world an active role in advancing space exploration Today, The Planetary Society continues this work, under the leadership of CEO Bill Nye, as the world’s largest and most influential non-profit space organization
The Planetary Society Together with our members and supporters, we’re on a mission to explore worlds, find life off Earth, and protect our planet from dangerous asteroids Join us at planetary org
Explore Worlds - The Planetary Society We connect with planetary exploration experts from around the world to strengthen our work and support international exploration efforts Our 50,000+ international membership makes us the largest, independent space advocacy organization in the world
The Planetary Society’s role in real space missions From funding early Mars rover testing to naming planetary bodies and developing sample return technologies, Planetary Society members have funded contributions to more than 20 missions over the past 45 years
Save NASA Science - Action Hub | The Planetary Society The Planetary Science Caucus, now in its second year, is officially reorganized and has hit the ground running; organizing against the devastating proposed cuts and rallying bipartisan congressional support for NASA’s science missions
The human stories behind the science: Dava… | The Planetary Society Planetary Radio is produced by The Planetary Society in Pasadena, California, and is made possible by our members around the world, united by a shared passion to shape the human story of our future in space
Silicate clouds and a dusty ring: JWST looks… | The Planetary Society We'll explore what this young planetary system can teach us about how planets form and what separates gas giants from brown dwarfs Once more, JWST is redefining what we thought we knew about planetary evolution
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