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On a field of black, fluorescent green flecks of material can be seen. The largest object is in the center of the frame and looks like a bunch of glowing green circles drawn and stacked together inside a large sphere.
Forming a Double Chained ProtocellJune 7, 2024
Left: Artist impression of Europa in section with a thick ice shell covering a planetary saltwater ocean. Right: Simulation of the ocean bending the magnetic field lines that shift around Europa.
Solid State Quantum Magnetometers—Seeking out water worlds from the quantum world (NASA)June 6, 2024
Column 1 top to bottom: M Dwarf, K Dwarf, G star. Column 2 X-ray irradiance: 400x, 25x, 1x. Column 3 relative abundance: 10 dots, 3 dots, 1 dot. Column 4 Longevity: 100, 40, and 10 billion years.
Reconnaissance of Potentially Habitable Worlds with NASA’s Webb (NASA)June 6, 2024
A closeup of Perseverance's rock abrasion tool sampling a flat rock covered in dust. The image has a dusty, yellow look.
Carving Into Carbonates at Old Faithful Geyser (NASA)June 5, 2024
Hubble as seen from Discovery during its second servicing mission.
NASA to Change How It Points Hubble Space Telescope (NASA)June 4, 2024
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Astrobiology Learning Progressions WorkshopJune 4, 2024
The image shows half of a blue, cloudy planet at the bottom of the frame. Much of the planet is in shadow with only the top crescent lit by light from a distance star in the top center. A second, small dot of light can be seen to top right.
Discovery Alert: Mini-Neptune in Double Star System is a Planetary PuzzleMay 29, 2024
The image shows a patchy yellow/orange/brown planet in the center against the black backdrop of space. On the surface of the planet are lakes of liquid that reflect light and appear dark blue/green.
Discovery Alert: Spock’s Home Planet Goes ‘Poof’May 29, 2024
NASA Magellan mission synthetic aperture radar data is combined with radar altimetry to develop a three-dimensional map of Maat Mons on Venus. The vertical scale in this perspective has been exaggerated 10 times.
Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA’s Magellan DataMay 28, 2024
Half of the reddish planet is shown with a thin atmosphere, taking up most of the right side of the frame. A faint, orange star can be seen to the left.
NASA’s TESS Finds Intriguing World Sized Between Earth, VenusMay 24, 2024
Illustration of an exoplanet with a hazy blue atmosphere and loose bands of clouds on the black background of space. The terminator, the boundary between the day and night sides is gradual. The planet is light blue with loose bands of white clouds.
Webb Cracks Case of Inflated ExoplanetMay 21, 2024
Three bright stars with diffraction spikes shine near the center-right of the image, illuminating nearby clouds that glow in pale blue. The clouds darken at the edges of the image, and are dotted with smaller stars, some also with diffraction spikes.
Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-like StarMay 18, 2024
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