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Microscopic image of <em>Thermus aquaticus</em>.
Paving the Way for Astrobiology in Earth's Extremes: Thomas BrockApril 30, 2021
Dive deeper into the world of Astrobiology with ENIGMA.
Astrobiology in the Classroom: The Science Behind the ENIGMA ProjectApril 29, 2021
Left: This is an image of the star HR 8799 taken by Hubble’s Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) in 1998. Right: A re-analysis of NICMOS data in 2011 uncovered three of the exoplanets, which were not seen in the 1998 images.
NASA's Webb to Study Young Exoplanets on the EdgeApril 22, 2021
This illustration shows a concept of how the NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle, carrying tubes containing rock and soil samples, could be launched from the surface of Mars in one step of the Mars sample return mission.
The Hows and Whys of Mars Sample ReturnApril 16, 2021
View of the Nightingale sample site after the TAG event. Images were taken on April 7, 2021, as part of a final observation campaign to document the state of the surface after TAG.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Leaves its Mark on Asteroid BennuApril 16, 2021
The Network for Ocean Worlds (NOW).
NOW Available to View: Signs of Life: Detection & CharacterizationApril 16, 2021
Artist's impression of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, en route to a January 2019 encounter with Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69.
NASA’s New Horizons Reaches a Rare Space MilestoneApril 15, 2021
During the field test, WATSON and its attached drill were lowered into the bore hole to a depth of up to 360 feet (110 meters) deep. In this photo, the WATSON’s optical window enables the instrument to “see” the sides of the borehole.
Probing for Life in the Icy Crusts of Ocean WorldsApril 8, 2021
This is a mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. The discovery of sugars in meteorites supports the hypothesis that chemical reactions in asteroids – the parent bodies of many meteorites – can make some of life’s ingredients.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Completes Final Tour of Asteroid BennuApril 8, 2021
An image of a fan-shaped deposit of sediments known as a delta shot from the Mastcam-Z instrument on NASA’s Perseverance rover, as viewed from the “Octavia E. Butler Landing” site.
NASA’s First Weather Report from Jezero Crater on MarsApril 7, 2021
‘Rafael Navarro Mountain’: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mastcam to take an image of this mountain, nicknamed “Rafael Navarro Mountain” after the astrobiologist Rafael Navarro-González, who worked on the mission until he passed away Jan. 26, 2021.
NASA's Curiosity Team Names Martian Hill That Serves as Mission ‘Gateway'April 6, 2021
Technicians and engineers work together on Sept 12, 2019, to bond thermal tubing to a panel built for NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. The tubing controls the orbiter's temperature as it travels.
NASA’s Europa Clipper Builds Hardware, Moves Toward AssemblyApril 1, 2021
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