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Artist's concept of Europa's ice shell.
New Collection of Papers on Sub-Ice SamplingDec. 21, 2023
Uranus appears as a bright ball in the center of the frame. The rings wrap around the planet, framing it in a halo of light.
NASA’s Webb Rings in Holidays With Ringed Planet Uranus (NASA)Dec. 18, 2023
Sprays from fissures are seen as bursts of light erupting from Enceladus. Part of the moon is visible at the bottom of the frame as an arched body with a cracked surface.
NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus (NASA)Dec. 15, 2023
This false color photo of water geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus was taken by NASA’s Cassini. The geysers establish that there is a subsurface ocean beneath the icy crust of the moon.
NASA: Some Icy Exoplanets May Have Habitable Oceans and Geysers (NASA)Dec. 13, 2023
The wispy curtains filling the image are interstellar material reflecting the light from the cluster’s stars – what is known as a reflection nebula. Winds from the most massive stars in the cluster may help sculpt the large loop seen on the right side.
NASA’s Webb Identifies Tiniest Free-Floating Brown Dwarf (NASA)Dec. 13, 2023
Wide image of the red, rocky, dusty surface of Mars. At the top of the page is an uneven horizon with hills and mountains. At the bottom of the frame parts of the rover can be seen.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake (NASA)Dec. 12, 2023
Microscopic image of a cube-like inclusion. Inside the cube, a group of cells can be seen clumped together.
It's a Trap! Salt and the Search for BiosignaturesDec. 12, 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.
Reminder: Submit Your Abstract for AbSciCon 2024Dec. 12, 2023
Fundamental work on RNA is intended to help assist with probing life’s origins.
Synthesizing Nucleic Acids before the Emergence of LifeDec. 7, 2023
George Fox (left) and Madhan Tirumalai in University of Houston’s Department of Biology and Biochemistry.
Looking at Connections between Archaea and EukaryaDec. 5, 2023
Hubble as seen from Discovery during its second servicing mission.
30 Years Ago: STS-61, the First Hubble Servicing Mission (NASA)Dec. 5, 2023
This illustration shows the seven Earth-size planets of TRAPPIST-1. The image does not show the planets' orbits to scale, but highlights possibilities for how the surfaces of these intriguing worlds might look.
Searching for Biosignature Gases with WebbNov. 30, 2023
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