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Artist concept shows a blue, hazy planet. The planet is in the foreground to the right of frame in closeup. Hints of land mass can be seen through the haze. In the distance (lower left) is a dim, red dwarf star.
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b (NASA Goddard)Sept. 11, 2023
This still from an animation shows OSIRIS-REx returning its sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth.
OSIRIS-REx: How to Land an Asteroid Sample on Earth (NASA)Sept. 8, 2023
To better support the broad, interdisciplinary field of astrobiology – the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe – NASA is announcing a new programmatic infrastructure for the Astrobiology Program.
LIFE RCN Workshop: Nitrogen cycling across planetary scalesSept. 7, 2023
Captured on Oct. 20 during the OSIRIS-REx mission’s Touch-And-Go (TAG) sample collection event, this image shows the SamCam imager’s field of view at the moment before the NASA spacecraft touched down on asteroid Bennu’s surface.
NASA Completes Last OSIRIS-REx Test Before Asteroid Sample Delivery (NASA)Sept. 1, 2023
The Krishnamurthy Lab at the Scripps Research Institute.
A New Method for Synthesizing NucleotidesAug. 30, 2023
Main Reading Room. View from above showing researcher desks. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.
Applications Open: NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific InnovationAug. 25, 2023
An overhead photograph of trucks driving on a dirt road through scrub-covered hills in Australia under an overcast sky.
NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars SearchAug. 24, 2023
Drawing of a blue-tinted rocky planet floating alone in space. The planet sits to the left of the frame.
Getting To Know Rogue PlanetsAug. 22, 2023
Against an almost black background of deep seawater, the arm of the ROV Jason vehicle is placing samples in a basket. Parts of the top of Jason are visible, including a pipe with a NASA logo.
Life Strategies in the SubseafloorAug. 18, 2023
A group of engineers in bunny suits examine the Europa Clipper mission in a clean room at NASA JPL. The spacecraft is in the center wrapped in silver material. The photo is from a high angle looking down at the spacecraft and engineers.
NASA’s Europa Probe Gets a Hotline to Earth (NASA JPL)Aug. 16, 2023
The circular logo features a simplified two-color image of Enceladus as the background. Black silhouettes of a lander, submersible, orbiter, hydrothermal vents, and Saturn can be seen. The logo says AbSciCon 2024.
Submit A Session Proposal for AbSciCon 2024Aug. 10, 2023
Montalvo crouches in the back of the frame to lay guardrails on the floor.
Watch NASA Engineers Put a Mars Lander’s Legs to the Test (NASA JPL)Aug. 10, 2023
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