Breaking: Seven Earth-size planets discovered, 40 light-years away, three of which could harbor liquid water! planet.ly/TRAPPIST1
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- MISSION SUCCESS! We just raised our orbit around Earth using sunlight alone, something that’s never been done before. #LightSail2 is now the highest performing solar sail to date and it's 100% crowdfunded by our members and backers!
- SAIL DEPLOYMENT COMPLETE! We're sailing on SUNLIGHT!!!!!
GIF - Science is political, but it is not partisan. Science benefits us all. Wisdom from this weekend's #MarchForScience from our CEO:
00:00 - Congratulations to our CEO, @BillNye, on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the nation’s highest civilian honor! 🎉 Bill continues to inspire us all with his unwavering dedication to advancing planetary missions, protecting Earth, and championing funding for planetary
- Goodbye, Dr. Hawking. Thank you for sharing your beautiful mind with this pale blue dot.
- Science brings out the best in us. With it, we know the cosmos and our place in the universe. Let's change the world! #MarchForScience
00:00 - When a selfie is so cool it reaches absolute zero. Celebrating #NationalSelfieDay with two Planetary Society legends 🚀
- "The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone, our home that must be defended like a holy relic." —Alexei Leonov, the world's first spacewalker, who passed away today at 85. Rest in peace 🚀🌟
- This one goes out to all the members and backers who made this solar sailing mission possible. Go #LightSail2!
- Today marks 47 years since Voyager 2 was launched! 🚀
- The Planetary Society has advocated for a Mars microphone for over 25 years. Today, @NASA released the first recorded sounds of Mars. Congratulations @NASAPersevere and Planetary Society members on this remarkable achievement!
00:00 - Mark your calendars—LightSail 2 is set to launch next month aboard a #SpaceX Falcon Heavy! Our citizen-funded solar sail is officially scheduled to lift off on 22 June 2019: planetary.org/blogs/jason-da…
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