Planetary Society Blog

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Your Impact: June 2020 Solstice

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:04 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/your-...tice-2020.html

We're celebrating a successful Day of Action in Washington D.C.,
remembering SETI@home, and looking forward to LightSail 2's extended
mission.

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Sample Return Roundup

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:04 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...ndup-2020.html

It's a banner year for sample return missions. In 2020, China, Japan, and
the United States are all scheduled to have sample return missions in
flight, seeking to retrieve material from near-Earth asteroids, the Moon,
and eventually Mars.

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Pictures of Earth

Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:04 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/pictu...otal-time.html

During this singular moment in history as the entire world responds to the
COVID-19 pandemic, we thought it would be appropriate to share some of our
favorite pictures of Earth from space.