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This annotated image of Jezero Crater depicts the routes for Perseverance’s first science campaign (yellow hash marks) as well as its second (light-yellow hash marks).
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins Its First Science Campaign on Mars (NASA)June 9, 2021
This photo shows 18 of Roman's detectors mounted in an engineering test unit of the mission's focal plane array.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Selects 24 Flight-quality Heat-vision ‘Eyes’ (NASA Goddard)June 9, 2021
This image of Ganymede was obtained by the JunoCam imager during Juno’s June 7, 2021, flyby of the icy moon.
See the First Images NASA’s Juno Took As It Sailed by Ganymede (NASA)June 9, 2021
This illustration shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft departing asteroid Bennu to begin its two-year journey back to Earth.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Celebrates Perfect Departure Maneuver from Asteroid Bennu (NASA Goddard)June 3, 2021
Europa Clipper, depicted flying over the surface of Europa.
Europa’s Interior May Be Hot Enough to Fuel Seafloor Volcanoes (NASA JPL)May 26, 2021
This look back at a dune that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drove across was taken by the rover's Mast Camera (Mastcam) on the 538th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's mission. For scale, the distance between the parallel wheel tracks is about 2.7 meters.
Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle, NASA Scientists Find (NASA Goddard)May 24, 2021
The process of deploying, moving, expanding and unfurling all of Webb’s many movable pieces after they have been exposed to a simulated launch is the best way to ensure they will perform as intended once in space.
Webb’s Golden Mirror Wings Open One Last Time on Earth (NASA Goddard)May 11, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of “Santa Cruz,” a hill within Jezero Crater, on April 29, 2021, the 68th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
Perseverance’s Robotic Arm Starts Conducting Science (NASA)May 11, 2021
The Space Between: This artist's concept shows the Voyager 1 spacecraft entering the space between stars. Interstellar space is dominated by plasma, ionized gas (illustrated here as brownish haze), that was thrown off by giant stars millions of years ago.
As NASA’s Voyager 1 Surveys Interstellar Space, Its Density Measurements Are Making Waves (NASA Goddard)May 11, 2021
Bennu from OSIRIS-REx
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample (NASA)May 10, 2021
This illustration shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft departing asteroid Bennu to begin its two-year journey back to Earth.
NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to EarthMay 7, 2021
Artist's impression of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, en route to a January 2019 encounter with Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69.
NASA’s New Horizons Reaches a Rare Space MilestoneMay 5, 2021