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Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA's TESS spacecraft.
TESS Has Just Been Launched to Check Out the Near Exoplanet NeighborhoodApril 19, 2018
Illustration of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in front of a lava planet orbiting its host star. TESS will identify thousands of potential new planets for further study and observation.
TESS: NASA's Next Planet Hunter Takes to the SkyApril 18, 2018
This artist's concept shows the Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security - Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft contacting the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism or TAGSAM.
LARS Due Dates DelayedApril 17, 2018
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TESS Launch Now Targeted for WednesdayApril 16, 2018
This composite of enhanced color images of Pluto (lower right) and Charon (upper left), was taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft as it passed through the Pluto system on July 14, 2015. This image highlights the striking differences between them.
Community Pluto Follow-On Missions White Paper AvailableApril 14, 2018
Illustration of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in front of a lava planet orbiting its host star. TESS will identify thousands of potential new planets for further study and observation.
NASA Prepares to Launch Next Mission to Search Sky for New WorldsApril 9, 2018
NASA's Stardust sample return capsule successfully landed at the U.S. Air Force Utah Test and Training Range at 2:10 a.m. Pacific time (3:10 a.m. Mountain time). The capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft.
Comet Provides Rare Chance To Study Solar System’s OriginsApril 9, 2018
The Ariel space telescope will explore the atmospheres of exoplanets.
The Just-Approved European ARIEL Mission Will Be First Dedicated to Probing Exoplanet AtmospheresApril 2, 2018
Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will look for planets around close, bright stars.
NASA to Discuss Upcoming Launch of Next Planet HunterMarch 26, 2018
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Astrobiologist Nathalie Cabrol Features in the New York TimesMarch 23, 2018
Mars topographic map. The northern hemisphere (blue) is mostly smooth lowlands and has experienced extensive volcanism. The southern hemisphere (orange) has an older, cratered highland surface. This dichotomy could have been caused by a giant impact.
Rare Metals On Mars And Earth Implicate Colossal ImpactsMarch 23, 2018
The outer planets of the Solar System.
Outer Planets Assesment Group (OPAG) FindingsMarch 22, 2018