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Bill Nye joins Junior Rangers for Total Eclipse of the Sun (June 14, 2017)
Bill Nye – The Science Guy® and CEO of the Planetary Society – will join park rangers and celebrated science educators as part of a three-day festival focused on the Total Eclipse of the Sun at Homestead National Monument of America in August.
Planetary Society CEO, President Respond to the Signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (May 8, 2017)
A statement in response to the enactment of HR.244, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017.
Bill Nye Joins March for Science as Honorary Co-chair, Speaker (March 30, 2017)
The Planetary Society today announced that CEO Bill Nye (The Science Guy®) will join the global March for Science as a speaker and honorary Co-chair.
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Bill Nye
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CubeSats have made low-cost space missions a reality for universities and research groups. However, these tiny satellites lack propulsion. LightSail will demonstrate the viability of solar sailing for CubeSats.
Planetary Society's Shoemaker Grant program supports astronomers following up potentially hazardous asteroids.
Planetary Deep Drill is the first drill of its kind. Honeybee intends to fulfill one of the biggest needs for subsurface planetary exploration: lightweight, portable drills that pack enough punch to probe deep beneath planetary surfaces.
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LightSail 2 will launch aboard the SpaceX Falcon Heavy. Be part of this epic point in space exploration history!
