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In this artist's concept of NASA's InSight lander on Mars, layers of the planet's subsurface can be seen below, and dust devils can be seen in the background.
NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ Ends Its Journey on MarsJan. 14, 2021
This view of Jupiter's atmosphere from NASA's Juno spacecraft includes something remarkable, two storms caught in the act of merging.
NASA’s Juno Mission Expands Into the FutureJan. 13, 2021
This illustration shows the planet KOI-5Ab transiting across the face of a Sun-like star, which is part of a triple-star system located 1,800 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation.
Planetary Sleuthing Finds Triple-Star WorldJan. 12, 2021
In January 2021, NASA extended both the Juno mission at Jupiter through September 2025 (left) and the InSight mission at Mars through December 2022.
NASA Extends Exploration for Two Planetary Science MissionsJan. 11, 2021
In a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, engineers observed the first driving test for NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on Dec. 17, 2019.
7 Things to Know About the NASA Rover About to Land on MarsJan. 7, 2021
NASA's Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) mission is targeted to launch in 2023.
A New NASA Space Telescope, SPHEREx, Is Moving AheadJan. 6, 2021
Watercolor painting of the James Webb Space Telescope, titled "Icon: Gaze."
21 Ways to Celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope Launch in 2021Jan. 6, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope is shown with its fully deployed primary mirror at Northrop Grumman's facilities in Redondo Beach, California.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Looks Back on 2020 Engineering MilestonesJan. 5, 2021
This illustration shows NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft-lander approaching a site on Saturn’s exotic moon, Titan.
NASA’s Dragonfly Mission Will Seek Clues about Titan’s HabitabilityDec. 27, 2020
These six infrared images of Saturn's moon Titan represent some of the clearest, most seamless-looking global views of the icy moon's surface produced so far.
Gravity Assist: Your Questions About Life Out There and Down HereDec. 23, 2020
The Network for Ocean Worlds (NOW).
A Network for Ocean WorldsDec. 23, 2020
A tray holding 39 sample tubes – each protected in a gold-colored sheath – is installed in NASA's Perseverance rover in this picture taken at the agency's Kennedy Space Center on May 21, 2020.
A Martian Roundtrip: NASA's Perseverance Rover Sample TubesDec. 22, 2020