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This scene from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity looks back toward part of the west rim of Endeavour Crater that the rover drove along, heading southward, during the summer of 2014.
Life at Low Pressure: Planetary Protection and the Habitability of MarsSept. 24, 2020
The European Space Agency (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft explores the Jovian system in this illustration.
JPL Meets Unique Challenge, Delivers Radar Hardware for Jupiter MissionSept. 23, 2020
If, from Earth's surface, we could see the very distant exoplanets that have been discovered so far, as in this fanciful illustration, they would show a stunning variety of sizes and types. But none, so far, has revealed any indication of life.
Among Trillions of Planets, Are We 'Home Alone?'Sept. 22, 2020
In this illustration, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover uses the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL). The X-ray spectrometer will help search for signs of ancient microbial life in rocks.
NASA's New Mars Rover Will Use X-Rays to Hunt FossilsSept. 22, 2020
The Prebiotic Chemistry and Early Earth Environments (PCE<sub>3</sub>) Consortium
Inaugural Prebiotic Chemistry & Early Earth Environments (PCE3) Community Workshop!Sept. 22, 2020
During spring 2019, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured these images, which show fragments of asteroid Vesta present on asteroid Bennu’s surface.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to Asteroid Bennu: “You’ve got a little Vesta on you…”Sept. 22, 2020
In these detailed infrared images of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, reddish areas indicate fresh ice that has been deposited on the surface.
Infrared Eyes on Enceladus: Hints of Fresh Ice in Northern Hemisphere (NASA)Sept. 18, 2020
In this illustration, WD 1856 b, a potential Jupiter-size planet, orbits its much smaller host star, a dim white dwarf.
NASA Missions Spy First Possible ‘Survivor’ Planet Hugging White Dwarf Star (NASA)Sept. 16, 2020
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope ultraviolet-light image of the planet Venus, taken on Jan. 24 1995, shows the planet's cloud tops at distance of 70.6 million miles (113.6 million kilometers) from Earth.
Announcement About Research on Venus's Chemistry (NASA)Sept. 14, 2020
Learn the latest from scientists who are working hard to see what’s out there and what it means for our place in the cosmos: https://www.nasa.gov/gravityassist
Gravity Assist: Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of Life? With Susan Schneider (NASA)Sept. 11, 2020
The American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Call for Research Presentations for the 2021 AAAS Annual MeetingAug. 29, 2020
Research in Exobiology is centered on the origin and early evolution of life, the potential of life to adapt to different environments, and the implications for life elsewhere.
Chemical Evolution and the Origins of LifeAug. 28, 2020
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