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The image shows Earth at center on a blue-tinted starry background. A spectra in light blue resembling the readout of a heartbeat monitor runs along the bottom.
Astrobiology and the Future of Life Meeting: Call for AbstractsJuly 8, 2024
Microscopy image showing three cells in focus. They are round in shape and filled with smaller vesicles. Two are large and red in color. The smaller cell in the middle is greenish with red tints throughout.
Study Examines how Viruses affect Algal Blooms in Snow (NASA)July 1, 2024
A very wide landscape image of Olympus Mons from orbit. The caldera of the volcano is in the center. The rest of the planet appears shrouded in thin cloud cover. A thin streak of colors from purple to green runs along the horizon as the atmosphere catches
NASA’s Mars Odyssey Captures Huge Volcano, Nears 100,000 Orbits (NASA)June 28, 2024
Image of Vest from the Dawn spacecraft.
Where did Vesta Come From?June 27, 2024
The image shows Earth at center on a blue-tinted starry background. A spectra in light blue resembling the readout of a heartbeat monitor runs along the bottom.
Save the Date: Astrobiology and the Future of Life MeetingJune 21, 2024
The image is a close up looking straight through the inside of a sample tube housed in circular metal components of the rover with visible screws holding the instrument together. Light shines down inside the tube filled with a small circle of rock.
Why Scientists Are Intrigued by Air in NASA’s Mars Sample Tubes (NASA)June 20, 2024
A black and white pixel image shows people in robes gathering on the steps of a classical building with columns, reminiscent of ancient Greece.
Topical Workshops, Symposiums, and Conferences (TWSC) Proposals DueJune 18, 2024
This artist impression shows the spacecraft center of frame against a muted space backdrop tinted in reds and purples (almost like gas). The dish of the craft points straight up with the various instruments and components protruding out.
Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments (NASA)June 17, 2024
The image shows two stars encircled by thick dust (like a donut) at the center of the image. Puffier, brown dust clouds spread out to the left and right edges of the frame. Background at the center of the image is red/purple and fades outward to black.
NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins (NASA)June 15, 2024
Hubble as seen from Discovery during its second servicing mission.
NASA’s Hubble Restarts Science in New Pointing Mode (NASA)June 14, 2024
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.
Spotting a Single Microbe in a Grain of IceJune 14, 2024
This long horizontal image shows the reddish landscape of Mars. At the left and right edges are rocky banks. Central to the image is the trough of a dry riverbed filled with sandier material.
NASA’s Perseverance Fords an Ancient River to Reach Science Target (NASA)June 13, 2024
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