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The 8th Kepler planet candidate catalog shows numerous terrestrial worlds that are near the size of Earth and within the habitable zone of their stars. Dark green span: optimistic estimate for habitable zone. Light green: conservative estimate.
Eliminating Oxygen False Positives for Habitable PlanetsNov. 15, 2018
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Reminder: Travel Support for 20th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment GroupNov. 14, 2018
NASA Ocean Worlds: Water in the Solar System and Beyond
The NASA Roadmap to Ocean WorldsNov. 13, 2018
Two comets head in toward a young solar system, with rings of rocky debris.
Asuka 881394 and the Story of the Early Solar SystemNov. 12, 2018
An artist illustration of the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander on Mars.
Probing The Insides of Mars to Learn How Rocky Planets Are FormedNov. 12, 2018
Artist's conception of the dust and gas surrounding a newly formed planetary system.
A Nebular Origin of Earth's WaterNov. 9, 2018
A grain from a martian meteorite with organic carbon layers between intact "tines" (scale 50nm). The rock interacts with salty brine to become the anode and cathode of a natural battery in a corrosion reaction and could synthesize organic carbon.
Naturally Occurring 'Batteries' Fueled Organic Carbon Synthesis on MarsNov. 9, 2018
The Center for Chemical Evolution (CCE) is a collaborative program studying the chemical origins of life and is based at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Testing Techniques for Next-Generation Mass SpectrometryNov. 8, 2018
The scientific search underway for life beyond Earth requires input from many disciplines and fields. Strategies forward have to hear and take in what scientists in those many fields have to say.
SMD Research Opportunities for Graduate Students UPDATENov. 7, 2018
Artist's conception of Kepler.
The Kepler Space Telescope Mission Is Ending But Its Legacy Will Keep Growing.Nov. 7, 2018
Illustration of NASA's Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun.
Parker Solar Probe Breaks Record, Becomes Closest Spacecraft to SunNov. 6, 2018
Graded conglomerate / breccia facies of the upper Kingston Peak Formation, Kingston Range.
Clues to Ocean Chemistry in the CryogenianNov. 6, 2018
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