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![Two streaks of grey/green rock run diagonally through the frame from top right to bottom left. One dark piece in toward the top right is labeled Olivine. In the reddish regolith between the two streaks, a seconds spot is labeled Leopard Spot.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/57/3d/573dcd00-bdec-4629-afa3-f2bfabfe9159/2-pia26368-perseverance-16x9b_1.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-768%2C432_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock (NASA)July 25, 2024
![Images taken by Huygens were used to create this view, which shows the probe's perspective from an altitude of about 6 miles (10 kilometers).](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/cf/87/cf87cb6c-1732-4f2d-97b0-710d13a78ba0/pia08113b-16.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-800%2C450_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Titan's Rocks Of IceJuly 22, 2024
![Two holes are visible in the rock, nicknamed “Rochette,” from which NASA’s Perseverance rover obtained its first core samples. The rover drilled the hole on the left, called “Montagnac,” Sept. 7, and the hole on the right, known as “Montdenier,” Sept. 1.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/35/c0/35c0a7bd-3ec3-419b-9c9f-4847c1b38bab/1-pia24840_main_samuels_5_hazcam_flf_0196_0684353735_668cws_n0070000fhaz02008_0a00llj01-stretched.png__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-620%2C254_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Here’s How AI Is Changing NASA’s Mars Rover Science (NASA)July 16, 2024
![A very wide landscape image of Olympus Mons from orbit. The caldera of the volcano is in the center. The rest of the planet appears shrouded in thin cloud cover. A thin streak of colors from purple to green runs along the horizon as the atmosphere catches](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/70/e9/70e9c031-f041-4f27-9260-fa5687bb8c3b/1-pia26305-odyssey-views-olympus-mons.png__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-7076%2C809_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
NASA’s Mars Odyssey Captures Huge Volcano, Nears 100,000 Orbits (NASA)June 28, 2024
![Image of Vest from the Dawn spacecraft.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/54/26/5426634c-e7c2-425f-800a-650ddeffabd3/vesta20150331.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-600%2C337_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Where did Vesta Come From?June 27, 2024
![The image is a close up looking straight through the inside of a sample tube housed in circular metal components of the rover with visible screws holding the instrument together. Light shines down inside the tube filled with a small circle of rock.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/65/38/6538f1a1-4457-40dd-9541-be534122be5b/e1a-headspace-above-berea-already-in-pj-pia25690.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-824%2C600_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Why Scientists Are Intrigued by Air in NASA’s Mars Sample Tubes (NASA)June 20, 2024
![This artist impression shows the spacecraft center of frame against a muted space backdrop tinted in reds and purples (almost like gas). The dish of the craft points straight up with the various instruments and components protruding out.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/36/41/364181d2-f622-45ad-9217-01117213554b/voyager-7-copy-ac.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-960%2C539_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments (NASA)June 17, 2024
![The image shows two stars encircled by thick dust (like a donut) at the center of the image. Puffier, brown dust clouds spread out to the left and right edges of the frame. Background at the center of the image is red/purple and fades outward to black.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/30/ea/30ea3126-fc3b-4577-be81-a4cba39a78cf/e1-wl20-twin-stars-artists-concept.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-1920%2C1079_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins (NASA)June 15, 2024
![Hubble as seen from Discovery during its second servicing mission.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/9f/2c/9f2c5973-2d70-4300-b6fe-d245cd75c79d/hubble_01.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
NASA’s Hubble Restarts Science in New Pointing Mode (NASA)June 14, 2024
![Sprays from fissures are seen as bursts of light erupting from Enceladus. Part of the moon is visible at the bottom of the frame as an arched body with a cracked surface.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/18/b4/18b4a7c3-08c0-4930-a5d9-4053889c4323/pia17184orig.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-508%2C295_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Spotting a Single Microbe in a Grain of IceJune 14, 2024
![This long horizontal image shows the reddish landscape of Mars. At the left and right edges are rocky banks. Central to the image is the trough of a dry riverbed filled with sandier material.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/47/15/47157bc7-5959-40f9-becd-a82d43e63825/1-pia26335-looking-down-channel-enchanced-web.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-4096%2C566_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
NASA’s Perseverance Fords an Ancient River to Reach Science Target (NASA)June 13, 2024
![Chandra is a long, tubular structure with two wings of solar panels (3 panels each). The telescope fills most of the frame with the solar panels reaching from bottom left to upper right. The tube points away from the camera. A blue planet is upper left.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/af/e1/afe1f56b-d17c-4267-8046-26021724841d/20years.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-512%2C288_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Coming in Hot — NASA’s Chandra Checks Habitability of Exoplanets (NASA)June 12, 2024