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The article offers information on new scientific discoveries on the planets Jupiter, Venus, and Pluto. It states that magnetic tails of Jupiter extends 430 million miles, and should be considered in planning any future space probes, according to scientists at the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center. Michael Malin of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California believes that there may be an active volcano in Venus due to volcano like images that were seen in the radio telescope. Furthermore, it mentions that scientists from the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy came up with evidences that Pluto was covered with frozen methane, suggesting that it is the coldest planet.

The article discusses the explorations on the planetary surface of Venus. It states that scientists discovered that Venus has a surface temperature of 900°, consisting mostly of carbon dioxide and cloud loaded with sulfuric acid through the launch of eight unmanned spacecrafts to Venus, which include three Americans and five Russians. It mentions that Soviet has launched another two unmanned spacecrafts, Venera (Venus) nine and 10, in June 1975 to explore the evolution of mass and density of the planet. It says that the vehicle's probe has successfully landed and radioed the first photographic image of Venusian landscape that is composed of jagged rocks. It adds that U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to launch a Pioneer spacecraft into Venus atmosphere.

The article provides an analysis on the degree of personal involvement and responses among Americans with current events, including the Soviet spacecraft on Venus, the communism in Cuba, the death of Congolese ex-premier Patrice Lumumba, and the riot in the United Nations. According to the author, there is an awakening in the U.S. that allows citizens to get involve on what is in the news. It adds that Americans are eyeing on what President John F. Kennedy would do on their behalf.

The article highlights the success of Pioneer V in transmitting sound signals from outer space back to earth in the U.S. It states that project is part of the experiment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), headed by Dr. Abe Silverstein. It notes that NASA scientists have predicted that Pioneer V, can be heard by Jordell Bank 50 million miles away.

The article discusses an issue on the U.S. space station Skylab which costs 2.6 billion dollars along with its failures.

The article focuses on the experiment with an objective to get the first good look at planet Venus in the U.S. It highlights the usage of a large balloon by emissaries of Dr. John Strong of Johns Hopkins University including Commander Malcolm Ross and Physicist Charles B. Moore Jr., who mounted a 16-inch telescope on top of the gondola to view the planet in telescope sights. It comments that until Scientists Moore and Ross made their voyage, no trace of water had ever been detected.

The article reports on the success of radar astronomers Richard M. Goldstein and Shalhav Zohar of Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the U.S. to map the planet Venus. It states that the astronomers have used 17 radar probes along with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) dish antenna, to generate the map which showed three blotches of extremely rough terrain in the planet. Furthermore, the findings of Goldstein and Zohar were later expanded by other scientists.

The article discusses the effects of cutting the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administrations' (NASA) space budget. It mentions that the budget cut had laid off 700 employees after building Saturn 5, while Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released 250 staff members and an additional of 300 will be dismissed by July 1968. It notes that the reluctance of the government to finance NASA's space projects will cause the deterioration of the country's competence in planetary exploration.

The article focuses on the technical skill of the spacecraft Surveyor 3 on the command of its masters at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the U.S. It states that the Surveyor spacecraft has shot and transmitted photos in the surface of the moon, enabling JPL scientists to learn more about the lunar surface and other information about the outer space. It adds that astronomers hope to acquire more information to serve as a guide for the study of other planets' atmospheres.