Two of our leaders have received a significant award. The American Astronomical Society’s Division for Planetary Sciences has named Casey Dreier, our chief of area coverage, and Jack Kiraly, our director of presidency relations, as recipients of the 2026 Harold Masursky Award for distinctive service to planetary science and area exploration. The popularity comes on the heels of one of many largest Days of Motion within the Society’s historical past, which you may get a entrance row seat to on this week’s episode of Planetary Radio. The Masursky Award was first given to Carl Sagan in 1991; now, it goes to 2 of the folks carrying his work ahead. Picture credit score: The Planetary Society.
What does Artemis II truly imply? On this month’s Planetary Radio: Area Coverage Version, host Casey Dreier sits down with Rebecca Lowe, philosophy senior analysis fellow on the Mercatus Heart at George Mason College, to unpack why human presence in area feels completely different from even essentially the most subtle robotic mission.
Compensate for a stellar guide membership dialog. Final month, the Society’s guide membership met with Hugo Award-winning creator Becky Chambers to debate her novella “To Be Taught, If Lucky.” The story follows 4 astronaut-scientists as they discover 4 extraordinary worlds in a distant star system. Members can be part of guide membership occasions dwell in our digital neighborhood and take part in discussions with the authors. Not a member but? Be a part of as we speak.
Why is Mercury named after a Roman god, however asteroids get named issues like “Potato” and “Tomhanks”? From fable and fictional characters to nine-year-olds with naming contests, our newest article explores the lengthy historical past of how issues in area get their names.
