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The Gemini Planet Imager searched hundreds of nearby stars for exoplanets using the Gemini South telescope located in the Chilean Andes.
Jupiter-like Exoplanets Found in Sweet Spot in Most Planetary SystemsJune 13, 2019
Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, collects lunar rake samples at Station 1 during the mission's first spacewalk at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. Photo by commander Eugene A. Cernan.
Restoring Data from the Apollo MissionsJune 3, 2019
Our solar system's giants, Jupiter (left) and Saturn (right).
Meteor Magnets in Outer SpaceMay 24, 2019
Artist's impression of Gaia.
Forming Binary CompanionsMay 16, 2019
When it comes to the search for possible life on exoplanets, the questions and challenges are too great for anything but a community. NASA’s NExSS initiative has been an effort to help organize, cross-fertilize and promote that community.
NExSS 2.0May 13, 2019
Artist’s impression of the surface of the planet Barnard's Star b.
When It Comes to Planetary Habitability, It's What's Inside that CountsMay 13, 2019
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, hides a subsurface ocean that potentially could support life.
The Habitability of Titan and its OceanMay 10, 2019
A Sun-grazing comet imaged by the joint NASA–ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) mission.
The Tricky Business of Finding ExocometsMay 7, 2019
Europa Clipper, depicted flying over the surface of Europa.
How Salts on the Surface Could Aid in Modeling Europa’s OceanApril 26, 2019
Planetrise: An artist's conception shows Kepler-36c as it might look from the surface of neighboring Kepler-36b.
Forming the Kepler-36 SystemApril 25, 2019
Artist's concept of our solar system.
New Planetary Protection Board to Review Guidelines for Future Solar System and Beyond ExplorationApril 24, 2019
Astronaut John Young of the Apollo 16 mission on the moon. The primary goal of the NASA moon initiative is to return astronauts to the surface.
The Origin of Lunar VolatilesApril 23, 2019