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In this illustration, a black hole drives powerful jets of particles traveling near the speed of light. The jets pierce through a star, emitting X-rays and gamma rays as they stream into space.
Life in the Extreme: RadiationFeb. 10, 2023
Artist's concept of Europa's ice shell.
Growth at a Wide Range of PressuresFeb. 9, 2023
This Hubble image captures a small region within M17. This hotbed of star formation is colored according to the chemical elements present. Red represents sulfur, green indicates hydrogen and blue represents oxygen.
A New Twist On Planet Formation (Many Worlds)Feb. 7, 2023
The Bain des Japonais Spring, an intertidal hydrothermal vent on Prony Bay. Note shimmering where fluids are mixing with seawater.
Prebiotic Chemistry around Shallow-Sea VentsFeb. 2, 2023
Hot springs like those in Yellowstone National Park are heated either by shallow bodies of magma or by circulation through faults to hot rocks deep in Earth’s crust. Microorganisms have adapted to these extreme environments.
NASA Spinoffs Bolster Climate Resilience, Improve Medical Care, More (NASA)Jan. 31, 2023
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
Application Deadline Extended: Fund for Exploration and Field Research in AstrobiologyJan. 31, 2023
Artist rendering of LHS 475 b, an Earth-sized exoplanet recently identified using the James Webb Space Telescope. This was the first planet of its size detected by the JWST.
Webb Spots its First Earth-Sized ExoplanetJan. 31, 2023
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón is seen standing in NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s High Bay 1 viewing gallery, overlooking the Europa Clipper spacecraft as it is assembled in the cleanroom.
A Voice Among the Stars: Poem by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón Will Ride to Europa on NASA SpacecraftJan. 30, 2023
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Ask an Astrobiologist Returns!Jan. 27, 2023
Artist's illustration of the Epsilon Eridani system showing Epsilon Eridani b. In the right foreground, a Jupiter-mass planet is shown orbiting its parent star at the outside edge of an asteroid belt.
Exo-Asteroids and Habitability around M-DwarfsJan. 26, 2023
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A New Method to Detect Exoplanet Atmospheres with WebbJan. 24, 2023
Astronomers have taken an inventory of the most deeply embedded ices in a cold molecular cloud to date. They used light from a background star, named NIR38, to illuminate the dark cloud called Chamaeleon I.
Webb Unveils Dark Side of Pre-stellar Ice Chemistry (NASA Goddard)Jan. 24, 2023
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