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Following the conclusion of the James Webb Space Telescope's recent milestone tests, engineering teams have confirmed that the observatory will both mechanically, and electronically survive the rigors anticipated during launch.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Completes Final Functional Tests to Prepare for LaunchMarch 2, 2021
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO’s Cerro Paranal observing site. Located in the Atacama Desert of Chile, the site is over 2600 metres above sea level, providing incredibly dry, dark viewing conditions.
The Directly Imaged World Around α Centauri?Feb. 24, 2021
This artist's concept depicts the stationary NASA Mars lander known by the acronym InSight at work studying the interior of Mars.
InSightSeers ProgramFeb. 23, 2021
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New Voices 2021 Cohort from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and MedicineFeb. 23, 2021
This panorama, taken on Feb. 20, 2021, by the Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, was stitched together from six individual images after they were sent back to Earth.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Provides Front-Row Seat to Landing, First Audio Recording of Red PlanetFeb. 23, 2021
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Planetary Protection Research: Funding OpportunityFeb. 19, 2021
This is the first imager NASA's Perseverance rover sent back after touching down on Mars on Feb 18, 2021. The view, from one of Perseverance's Hazard Cameras, is partially obscured by a dust cover.
Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red PlanetFeb. 18, 2021
Searching for Life on Mars - NASA Press Conference on February 17, 2021.
Searching for Life on Mars - NASA Press ConferenceFeb. 18, 2021
This annotated mosaic depicts a possible route the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover could take across Jezero Crater.
Searching for Life in NASA’s Perseverance Mars SamplesFeb. 18, 2021
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COLDTech Step-2 Proposal Due Date Delayed to February 26, 2021Feb. 17, 2021
Science Overview – NASA Perseverance Mars Rover
Science Overview – NASA Perseverance Mars RoverFeb. 17, 2021
This illustration shows a protoplanetary disk of dust and gas around a young star. New research by Rice University shows that Earth’s nitrogen came from both inner and outer regions of the disk that formed our solar system, contrary to earlier theory.
New Insights Into How Earth Got Its NitrogenFeb. 17, 2021
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