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Enceladus backlit by the sun show the fountain-like sources of the fine spray of material that towers over the south polar region. This image was acquired on Nov. 27, 2005.
The Behavior of Organics in Rapidly Frozen BrineNov. 17, 2023
Betül Kaçar, assistant professor of bacteriology, is pictured in her research lab in the Microbial Sciences Building at the UW–Madison on Oct. 21, 2021.
Betül Kaçar to Present Annual Environmental Microbiology Lecture for Applied Microbiology InternationalNov. 14, 2023
Curiosity Rover's Self Portrait at 'John Klein' Drilling Site.
NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low (NASA)Nov. 13, 2023
A person in a full body, white bunny suit stands to the right of frame in a clean room. They look up at the white photon shield, which is shaped like an upside down cone and is roughly twice their height.
Construction on NASA Mission to Map 450 Million Galaxies Is Under Way (NASA)Nov. 13, 2023
A detailed image of Half of Jupiter against the jet black background of space. In the image the planet looks tilted on it's side, with the white and orange stripes of clouds running vertically. Half the globe is visible and rests at the base of the frame.
NASA’s Juno Finds Jupiter’s Winds Penetrate in Cylindrical Layers (NASA)Nov. 10, 2023
Artist impression of a strand of DNA.
Estimating the Transmission of Information at a Global ScaleNov. 7, 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 your Abstract for AbSciCon24Nov. 6, 2023
Top center of the flame is a glowing dot from a dim star in a field of black. In the foreground there is a planet orbiting the star to the lower right. In the top left of the frame, a second planet is visible in the distance.
Scorching, Seven-Planet System Revealed by New Kepler Exoplanet List (NASA)Nov. 3, 2023
The image shows a color gradient from black at the left to blue haze moving right and rusty orange to the far right of the frame.
Could Malononitrile form in Titan's Atmosphere?Nov. 2, 2023
Galileo image of the trailing hemisphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede. The north and south polar areas can be distinguished by their light purple shade in this image.
Salts and Organics Observed on Ganymede’s Surface by NASA’s Juno (NASA)Oct. 31, 2023
The bottom half of the frame is filled with the golden, reflective surface of one of Webb's mirrors. An engineer in a bunny suit crouches looking over the mirror and examining it.
NASA’s Webb Telescope Improves Simulation Software (NASA)Oct. 31, 2023
Artist impression of NASA's Cassini spacecraft dives through the plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus in 2015.
Identifying Hydrothermal Activity on Icy Ocean WorldsOct. 31, 2023
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