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Europa Clipper, depicted flying over the surface of Europa.
How Salts on the Surface Could Aid in Modeling Europa’s OceanApril 26, 2019
Planetrise: An artist's conception shows Kepler-36c as it might look from the surface of neighboring Kepler-36b.
Forming the Kepler-36 SystemApril 25, 2019
Artist's concept of our solar system.
New Planetary Protection Board to Review Guidelines for Future Solar System and Beyond ExplorationApril 24, 2019
Astronaut John Young of the Apollo 16 mission on the moon. The primary goal of the NASA moon initiative is to return astronauts to the surface.
The Origin of Lunar VolatilesApril 23, 2019
Artist's conception of the dust and gas surrounding a newly formed planetary system.
The Materials that Built the EarthApril 22, 2019
Scientists preset a model of ancestral Rubisco, where sequences varied in functionally important, oxygen sensitive regions, highlighted in green and blue in the figure, between the ancestors of Group I/III and Group I of the Rubisco family.
Resurrecting Ancestral Proteins to Understand Ancient BioeochemistryApril 15, 2019
Artist's conception of the dust and gas surrounding a newly formed planetary system.
Phosphorus and the Birth of the Solar SystemApril 15, 2019
A hyperaline pond, (Area 6) in the Exportadora de Sal saltern system, Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Thick microbial mats line the bottom of this entire pond.
Interpreting Lipid Biomarkers in Microbial MatsApril 12, 2019
The Earth as seen from Apollo.
How Manganese Played a Pivotal Role in Photosynthesis and Oxidation ProtectionApril 11, 2019
Schematic representation of prebiotic nucleotide synthesis and polymerization.
Searching for Lost NucleotidesApril 9, 2019
One goal of DLR’s Institute of Planetary Research is to characterize exoplanet atmospheres. This is an artist’s impression of the planet WASP-19b, in which DLR scientists participated in the detection of titanium oxide layer in its atmosphere.
Atmospheric Details of an Extrasolar PlanetApril 8, 2019
Two binary stars, now far apart, skated by one another 2-3 million years ago, leaving a smoking gun: a disordered planetary system (left).
Exiled Planet Linked to Stellar Flyby 3 Million Years AgoApril 5, 2019
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