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These images from NASA's Juno mission show three views of a Jupiter "hot spot" - a break in Jupiter's cloud deck that provides a glimpse into the planet's deep atmosphere.
NASA's Juno Spacecraft Updates Quarter-Century Jupiter MysteryDec. 11, 2020
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
NASA Call for Abstracts for the 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC)Dec. 10, 2020
The Habitable Worlds 2021 (HabWorlds2) conference will be held virtually from February 22-26, 2021.
Submit Your Abstract for Habitable Worlds 2021 (HabWorlds2)Dec. 8, 2020
Artist's concept of a NASA spacecraft speeding toward a rendezvous with an asteroid.
Asteroid Ryugu Dust Delivered to Earth; NASA Astrobiologists Prepare to Probe ItDec. 7, 2020
Large subunit of the Halococcus morrhuae ribosome, with the 5S rRNA insert outlined in red. Tirumalai et al. (2020), doi: 10.1002/2211-5463.12962
Details of Ribosome Structure, Function and HistoryDec. 7, 2020
Europa Clipper, depicted flying over the surface of Europa.
Gravity Assist: Set Sail for Europa, with Bob PappalardoDec. 4, 2020
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
Release of Final text and Due Dates for E.10 Post-COVID RecoveryDec. 1, 2020
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Library of Congress Event: Artificial Intelligence and the Search for Life in the UniverseNov. 30, 2020
The planet Venus.
Call for VEXAG Steering Committee MembersNov. 24, 2020
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Early Career Scientists, Postdocs and Graduate Students: Apply to Present at ExoPAG 23Nov. 24, 2020
The 'X-mas Planets' is a collage of computer generated images of potentially habitable worlds created by the Planetary Habitability Laboratory (PHL) over a section of an image of the De Mairan’s Nebula (Messier 43) taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Join ExoPAG in Shaping the Future of Exoplanet ResearchNov. 19, 2020
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
NSF begins Planning for Decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter TelescopeNov. 19, 2020
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