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In Memoriam: Tullis C. OnstottOct. 23, 2021
A view of the surface of the asteroid Bennu from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.
NASA Mission Helps Solve a Mystery: Why Are Some Asteroid Surfaces Rocky?Oct. 21, 2021
Dr. Lindsay Hays, Deputy Program Scientist for Astrobiology, features in an episode of the series "We Asked a NASA Expert," entitled: "We Asked a NASA Scientist - Do Aliens Exist?" See the video at: https://www.nasa.gov/we-asked-a-nasa-expert
We Asked a NASA Scientist: Dr. Rebecca McCauley RenchOct. 15, 2021
True color and feature-highlighted photos of Europa. The bright feature towards the lower right of the disk is the 45 km diameter crater Pwyll. Credit: NASA
Hubble Finds Evidence of Persistent Water Vapor in One Hemisphere of Europa (NASA Goddard)Oct. 14, 2021
The first cored sample of Mars rock is visible (at center) inside a titanium sample collection tube in this image from the Sampling and Caching System Camera (known as CacheCam) of NASA’s Perseverance rover. The image was taken on Sept. 6, 2021.
With First Martian Samples Packed, Perseverance Initiates Remarkable Sample Return Mission (NASA)Oct. 13, 2021
The MN Colibri arrived Oct. 12 at Port de Pariacabo on the Kourou River in French Guiana, carrying NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope as cargo.
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Arrives in French Guiana After Sea Voyage (NASA)Oct. 12, 2021
Asteroid Lutetia at closest approach.
NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group: Early Career OpportunitesOct. 12, 2021
The escarpment the science team refers to as “Scarp a” is seen in this image captured by Perseverance rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument on Apr. 17, 2021.
NASA’s Perseverance Sheds More Light on Jezero Crater’s Watery Past (NASA JPL)Oct. 8, 2021
A light-colored “paver stone,” like the ones seen in this mosaic image, will be the likely target for first sampling by the Perseverance rover. This image was taken July 8, 2021, in the “Cratered Floor Fractured Rough” geologic unit at Jezero Crater.
New Report on Bioburden Requirements for MarsOct. 7, 2021
Evaporation, convection, rainfall and winds can even out heat imbalances in the atmosphere. Here, cumulus clouds carry solar energy away from Earth’s surface over South America.
Clues to Oxygen on Earth before the Great Oxidation EventOct. 6, 2021
Engineers at NASA JPL integrate the magnetometer instrument into the agency’s Psyche spacecraft on June 28, 2021. The instrument will help determine if the Psyche asteroid is part of a planetesimal, the building block of an early planet.
Science of Psyche: Unique Asteroid Holds Clues to Early Solar System (NASA)Oct. 4, 2021
In 2019, Dr. Amy McAdam, Dr. Cherie Achilles, Dr. Dina Bower, and student Chloe Fishman scrambled into lava caves in Hawaii in order to find and analyze microscopic life. Their research will inform the search for signs of ancient life on Mars.
Astrobiologist Selected for 2021 Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement AwardSept. 30, 2021
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