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The first clear image of a planet caught while being formed, around the dwarf star PDS 70. The planet is visible as a bright point to the right of center. The star at the center is blacked out by a coronagraph mask that blocks its blinding light.
Planet Formation Caught in the ActSept. 6, 2018
An oxygenated Earth is vital for the evolution of complex life.
Did Earth's Oxygen Increased in Gradual Steps Rather than Big Bursts?Sept. 5, 2018
Artist concept shows a hypothetical water-covered planet around the binary star system of Kepler-35A and B.
Habitability of Water WorldsSept. 4, 2018
This artist's concept is one interpretation of what it could look like to be standing on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f.
Exoplanet Science Strategy Public Briefing and WebcastSept. 4, 2018
Woese with an RNA model at G.E. in 1961.
Carl Woese: New York Times FeatureAug. 31, 2018
Representative Tonian fossils.
After the Boring Billion and Before the Freezing MillionsAug. 30, 2018
This detailed view shows the central parts of the nearby active galaxy NGC 1433. The coloured structures near the center are from ALMA observations that have revealed a spiral shape, as well as an unexpected outflow, for the first time.
Recognizing Life: Maximum AliennessAug. 29, 2018
Schematic of similarities and differences in the interiors of Earth, Mars and Earth's Moon.
Details about the Accretion of MarsAug. 28, 2018
An artist’s impression of a habitable exoplanet. Seasonal changes and the presence of disequilibrium gases in such a planet’s atmosphere could indicate the existence of life there.
Detecting Life's Influence on Planetary AtmospheresAug. 27, 2018
This thin section from the meteorite LEW 97202 exhibits numerous well-defined chondrules (up to 2 mm) in a black matrix of fine-grained silicates, metal and troilite.
The Remnants of Magnetic Fields in MeteoritesAug. 24, 2018
Aerial view of the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California.
Career Opportunity: Research Physical Scientist, Chemical & Biological EvolutionAug. 23, 2018
The solar arrays on NASA's InSight lander are deployed in this test inside a clean room at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver. This configuration is how the spacecraft will look on the surface of Mars. The image was taken on April 30, 2015.
Genome Sequences from Space Craft Assembly RoomsAug. 23, 2018
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