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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
One goal of DLR’s Institute of Planetary Research is to characterize exoplanet atmospheres. This is an artist’s impression of the planet WASP-19b, in which DLR scientists participated in the detection of titanium oxide layer in its atmosphere.
Atmospheric Details of an Extrasolar PlanetApril 8, 2019
Artist rendering of a red dwarf or M star, with three exoplanets orbiting. About 75 percent of all stars in the sky are the cooler, smaller red dwarfs.
The Planet Forming Potential of an M DwarfMarch 25, 2019
Artist impression of the Cassini spacecraft. Image credit: NASA
New Web Pages for Accessing Cassini Mission DataMarch 21, 2019
This is an artistic illustration of the gas giant planet HD 209458b (unofficially named Osiris) located 150 light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. This is a "hot Jupiter" class planet.
Spots on an Extrasolar AtmosphereMarch 18, 2019
Artist concept of the New Horizons spacecraft.
Ultima Thule in 3DMarch 12, 2019
Lagrangian points of the Earth-Sun system (not to scale). Objects at the Lagrangian points (purple dots) remain in the same relative position to one another as the Earth orbits the Sun.
Earth's Trojan AsteroidsMarch 5, 2019
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Planetary Protection Research Europa Lander UpdateMarch 4, 2019
NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is targeted to launch in 2023.
NASA Selects New Mission to Explore Origins of UniverseFeb. 18, 2019
Artist impression of the Opportunity rover, one of NASA twin Mars Exploration Rovers.
Opportunity Rover Mission Comes to an EndFeb. 14, 2019
NASA’s newest planet-hunter, TESS, will look around the brightest stars closest to our solar system for new worlds.
Picking Planets from the TESS CatalogFeb. 6, 2019
NASA's InSight lander deployed its Wind and Thermal Shield on Feb. 2 (Sol 66). The shield covers InSight's seismometer, which was set down onto the Martian surface on Dec. 19, 2018.
InSight's Seismometer Now Has a Cozy Shelter on MarsFeb. 5, 2019