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The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
Astrobiologists among the 2022 AAAS FellowsMarch 1, 2023
To test techniques for searching for life on Mars, samples have been collected from the Atacama desert in Chile as part of the European Research Consortium's Habitability of Martian Environments (HOMES) grant.
The Search for Life in the Universe is Hard, even on EarthFeb. 28, 2023
The angrite parent body was likely similar in size to the asteroid Vesta, which has been studied up close by NASA’s Dawn mission. Vesta is roughly 525 kilometers (326 miles) in diameter.
Stony Meteorites and the Story of VestaFeb. 23, 2023
This image shows with a green dot where NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The base image was taken by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Pointing Rovers toward Sites of InterestFeb. 16, 2023
"Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives." -Carl Sagan
You're My Pale Blue DotFeb. 14, 2023
The NASA insignia is one of the agency's best-known symbols.
Release of Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES)-2023Feb. 14, 2023
AbGradCon 2023 will be hosted by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), La Jolla, CA, from May 22-25th, 2023. A Proposal Writing Retreat will be held on Catalina Island from May 18th - 22nd, 2023.
Apply for AbGradCon 2023 by March 15Feb. 13, 2023
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
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