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The Planetary Society | 16,924 followers on LinkedIn. Find your place in space. Become a member at planetary.org | When you become a member, you join our mission to increase discoveries in our solar system and beyond, elevate the search for life outside our planet, and decrease the risk of Earth being hit by an asteroid. Carl Sagan co-founded this nonprofit for those who believe in exploration to take action together. Are you with us?

Director Of Development at The Planetary Society

Scott Booher

Space scientist, climate scientist & International businessman; speaker, coach, and mentor

Dr Garry E Hunt OBE

Just a guy working to bring back mammoths (and other stuff)

Ben Lamm

Director, Keck Institute for Space Studies; Professor of Planetary Science, Caltech

Bethany Ehlmann

Ever wonder how the Andromeda Galaxy looks through different lenses? 👀✨

Presidential elections in the United States don’t just shape the country’s future—they set the course for space exploration. 🚀 This week on Planetary Radio learn what the incoming Trump administration could mean for NASA.

How do you know if that bright light is a star, planet, satellite or something else? Watch the video below 🤔 ⬇️ Do you want to learn more backyard astronomy? Learn practical skills for parsing the night sky, get tips on how to see the best possible views, and hear the latest from professional astronomy communicators on how to help others fall in love with stargazing. Everyone from newbies to space nerds welcome. Become a member starting at $4 a month and get access to all of our courses in the Digital Member Community: https://lnkd.in/gqZygmDi

Name this moon. 🤔 Answer below. ⬇️ Here’s a hint… it orbits Jupiter! Got it? It’s Callisto! Callisto is a magnet for impacts—Jupiter’s moon has more craters than any other body in the Solar System. In fact, it’s so crater-covered that any new impact would almost certainly hit an existing one. Learn more about what Callisto has in common with Venus in our free newsletter, The Downlink: https://lnkd.in/gVsfUJvF 📸: 2001 image from NASA's Galileo spacecraft. This is the only complete global color image of Callisto taken by Galileo, which orbited Jupiter from 1995. Among Jupiter's largest moons, Callisto orbits the farthest.

Donald Trump returns to the White House with Republican control in Congress. This governing trifecta will provide the second Trump Administration with significant leeway to enact his policy agenda, including for space exploration. What will it look like? Learn more. ⬇️

Meet the robotic snake-like AI-enabled device designed to navigate the vents of Enceladus on this week's episode of Planetary Radio. 🐍

It’s been a groundbreaking year in space science and exploration! 🌌 Cast your vote for the top moments in The Planetary Society’s Best of 2024 Awards! Voting ends November 30.

We are proud to partner with Epic Spaceman on his latest YouTube video. 🚀

Canada has its first commercial launch site, learn about in this week's episode of Planetary Radio. 🚀

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