China is positioning itself to take the lead in one of the most coveted goals in planetary science—returning samples from ...

China’s ambitions have surged since May 2021, when its Tianwen-1 mission made it the second nation after the U.S. to land on ...

Pasadena, CA – On January 3-4, 2004, The Planetary Society will host “WILD ABOUT MARS” at the Pasadena Convention Center, featuring special guests and the opportunity to witness the landing ...

The Planetary Society congratulates the Mars Global Surveyor team for yet another significant scientific discovery. Below are some comments from Planetary Society Director of Projects, Bruce Betts ...

More than $10 billion in funds are included in Trump’s tax and spending bill for NASA programs previously targeted by the ...

The Planetary Society argues that now is the time to start developing new missions to Mars if we want to keep up the amazing science that the US has done at the planet. To continue our study of ...

NASA could get astronauts to Mars orbit by 2033 and onto the Red Planet's surface by 2039, ... The Planetary Society is the largest nongovernmental space advocacy organization in the world, ...

Join Space.com for our free "Summer of Mars" webinar on today, July 29, at 12 p.m. EDT ... Join Space.com as we talk the summer of Mars with NASA's Jim Watzin and the Planetary Society's Jim Bell.

ISRO released the first year’s worth of data from the Mars Orbiter on September 17th, which you can access here.But as an added bonus, Emily Lakdawalla, senior editor of the Planetary Society ...

The Planetary Society and its famous CEO urge Trump to set his sights on Mars, increase NASA's budget, support the commercial space industry and more.

NASA’s budget since the 1970s “hovers” between 1% and 0.4% of the federal discretionary spending, according to the Planetary Society’s analysis, yet for every dollar spent, NASA generates ...

The Mars Society is a volunteer-driven space-advocacy non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars. Inspired by "The Case for Mars ...