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The Evolution and Spread of Sulfur Cycling EnzymesSept. 13, 2023
![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.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/61/b4/61b4ff75-cede-4d2b-9e68-3f5aac8cab67/stsci-01h9r8aek6y7qr03mgn9v9p6zj.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-1920%2C1079_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
Webb Discovers Methane, Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere of K2-18 b (NASA Goddard)Sept. 11, 2023
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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.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/e8/ec/e8ec7eeb-e4ef-455d-b967-2f1008a31c80/astrobiobanner_75_lefttoright.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-620%2C254_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
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.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/5c/f0/5cf00a33-972e-4f5e-853e-346377e4546b/d_tag-2-frames.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-492%2C492_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
NASA Completes Last OSIRIS-REx Test Before Asteroid Sample Delivery (NASA)Sept. 1, 2023
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A New Method for Synthesizing NucleotidesAug. 30, 2023
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Applications Open: NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific InnovationAug. 25, 2023
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NASA, Partners Study Ancient Life in Australia to Inform Mars SearchAug. 24, 2023
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Getting To Know Rogue PlanetsAug. 22, 2023
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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.](/uploads/filer_public_thumbnails/filer_public/9e/60/9e600d4e-4e7e-4ab4-9ca2-c126d40f592b/1-pia25957_europa-clipper-hga-installation-in-progress-1041.jpg__310x218_q85_crop_subject_location-492%2C368_subsampling-2_upscale.jpg)
NASA’s Europa Probe Gets a Hotline to Earth (NASA JPL)Aug. 16, 2023
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