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NASA’s Perseverance rover puts its robotic arm to work around a rocky outcrop called “Skinner Ridge” in Mars’ Jezero Crater.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain (NASA)Sept. 16, 2022
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NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission OperationsSept. 13, 2022
Black and white artist impression of the Mariner 4 spacecraft. Credit: NASA
25 Years of Continuous Robotic Mars Exploration – From Pathfinder to Perseverance (NASA)Sept. 13, 2022
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Apply to Host AbGradConSept. 12, 2022
Sixteen frames from Voyager 1's flyby of Jupiter in 1979 were merged to create this image. The shadow of Jupiter's moon Io can be seen near the center of the image.
45 Years Ago: Voyager 1 Begins its Epic Journey to the Outer Planets and Beyond (NASA)Sept. 7, 2022
The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason II is shown using a temperature probe to measure the temperature of hydrothermal vent water from a hydrothermal vent along along the East Pacific Rise.
NSF Ideas Lab: Program SolicitationSept. 6, 2022
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In Memoriam: Frank DrakeSept. 2, 2022
Illustration of Mariner 2 on its way to Venus.
60 Years Ago: Mariner 2 Launches to Explore VenusAug. 30, 2022
Voyager’s high-gain antenna, seen at the center of this illustration of the NASA spacecraft, is one component controlled by the attitude articulation and control system (AACS).
Engineers Solve Data Glitch on NASA’s Voyager 1 (NASA)Aug. 30, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie near rock nicknamed “Rochette,” found on Jezero Crater’s floor, on Sept. 10, 2021, the 198th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
NASA’s Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars’ Jezero CraterAug. 29, 2022
A transmission spectrum of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-39 b captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) July 10, 2022, reveals the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system.
NASA’s Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet AtmosphereAug. 26, 2022
Astronomers detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Initial Response to the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey, and Exploring Secrets of Icy MoonsAug. 22, 2022
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