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The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Astrobiology on Science FridayApril 30, 2018
Specially designed Cassini orbits place Earth and Cassini on opposite sides of Saturn's rings, a geometry known as occultation. Cassini conducted the first radio occultation observation of Saturn's rings on May 3, 2005.
Nominations for OPAG Steering Committee and OPAG ChairApril 26, 2018
Voyager 1 took photos of Jupiter and two of its moons (Io, left, and Europa) on Feb. 13, 1979. Credit: NASA/JPL
Comments on 2018 OPAG Goals Document are Due July 2, 2018April 26, 2018
It is in dense clouds of interstellar dust, gas, and ice like the Keyhole Nebula (above) that new stars and planetary systems are formed. This image of the Keyhole nebula comes from the Hubble Space T
Science and SciLifeLab’s Prize for Young ScientistsApril 25, 2018
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New Information about Interpreting Geochemical Information in Ancient RocksApril 25, 2018
Researchers simulated experimental rate–pH profiles in terms of species plots in which reverse protonated charged nucleobases interact.
The pH-Dependent Enzyme Kinetics of RibozymesApril 24, 2018
TEMPO is the common name of the chemical compound (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl (chemical formula: (CH2)3(CMe2)2NO).
Selectively Oxidizing Carbohydrates and NucleosidesApril 23, 2018
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
Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) environments, techniques and sample types.
Deep Carbon on the EarthApril 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
Geologic map of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Region, Tennessee and North Carolina. Available at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1225/
Studying Nickel Stable Isotope Compisitons on EarthApril 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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