The Planetary Society - Chicago

12/19/2022

We may be saying goodbye to another one of our robotic Martian friends.

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My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will – but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me.

go.nasa.gov/3Mi4pKw

12/12/2022

11/21/2022

11/16/2022

Hi Chicago space nerds. Long time no see.

🙂 Going back to the moon 🚀

05/12/2022

Milky Way black hoooooooole!

Behold! The first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy!

This picture from the Event Horizon Telescope is the first direct visual evidence of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, which is about 27,000 light-years from Earth. It took years of hard work by scientists around the world to create this image.

Can we get a round of emoji applause for the EHT team? Well done! 👏👏👏

You can learn more at: https://eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/astronomers-reveal-first-image-black-hole-heart-our-galaxy

(Image: EHT Collaboration)

04/22/2022

Amazing!

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover captures the potato-shaped Martian moon Phobos eclipsing the Sun! And it's not all pretty pictures either, these observations can help scientists better understand the moon’s orbit and how its gravity pulls on the Martian surface, ultimately shaping the Red Planet’s crust and mantle. More: https://go.nasa.gov/3ECLnfa

12/21/2021

"However, due to adverse weather conditions at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the flight to launch the James Webb Space Telescope –initially scheduled for December 24– is being postponed."

12/21/2021

12/04/2021

IT’S SO CLOSE!!

Credit: xkcd

11/27/2021

Honestly? Don't blame 'em.

11/04/2021

Gasp. Who saw this shocking turn of events?

Certainly not everyone.