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During the field test, WATSON and its attached drill were lowered into the bore hole to a depth of up to 360 feet (110 meters) deep. In this photo, the WATSON’s optical window enables the instrument to “see” the sides of the borehole.
Probing for Life in the Icy Crusts of Ocean WorldsApril 8, 2021
This is a mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The discovery of sugars in meteorites supports the hypothesis that chemical reactions in asteroids – the parent bodies of many meteorites – can make some of life’s ingredients.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Completes Final Tour of Asteroid BennuApril 8, 2021
An image of a fan-shaped deposit of sediments known as a delta shot from the Mastcam-Z instrument on NASA’s Perseverance rover, as viewed from the “Octavia E. Butler Landing” site.
NASA’s First Weather Report from Jezero Crater on MarsApril 7, 2021
‘Rafael Navarro Mountain’: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mastcam to take an image of this mountain, nicknamed “Rafael Navarro Mountain” after the astrobiologist Rafael Navarro-González, who worked on the mission until he passed away Jan. 26, 2021.
NASA's Curiosity Team Names Martian Hill That Serves as Mission ‘Gateway'April 6, 2021
Technicians and engineers work together on Sept 12, 2019, to bond thermal tubing to a panel built for NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. The tubing controls the orbiter's temperature as it travels.
NASA’s Europa Clipper Builds Hardware, Moves Toward AssemblyApril 1, 2021
This artist’s concept shows the planned flight path of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during its final flyby of asteroid Bennu, which is scheduled for April 7.
NASA OSIRIS-REx's Final Asteroid Observation RunApril 1, 2021
This artist’s illustration displays the scientific capabilities of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope General Observer Scientific Programs SelectedMarch 30, 2021
Curiosity used two cameras to create this selfie in front of Mon Mercou, a rock outcrop that stands 6 meters tall. The panorama is made up of 60 images from the MAHLI camera on the rover's robotic arm along with 11 images form the Mastcam.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Takes Selfie With ‘Mont Mercou’March 30, 2021
This very deep combined image shows the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua at the center of the image. It is surrounded by the trails of faint stars that are smeared as the telescopes tracked the moving comet.
A Piece of a Pluto-Like ExoplanetMarch 25, 2021
A newly published catalog reveals a fascinating variety of possible exoplanets detected by TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.
Space Telescope Delivers the Goods: 2,200 Possible PlanetsMarch 23, 2021
This global view of Mars is composed of about 100 Viking Orbiter images.
New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory of Fate of Mars’ WaterMarch 16, 2021
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) Seeks Applications for Open PositionsMarch 16, 2021