One of NASA's key priorities is understanding the potential for life elsewhere in the universe. NASA has not found any credible evidence of extraterrestrial life—but NASA is exploring the solar system and beyond to help ...
Astrobiology
Aug 2, 2024
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Like a supersonic jet being blasted with high-speed winds, Earth is constantly being bombarded by a stream of charged particles from the sun known as solar wind.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 2, 2024
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A pair of astrophysicists from Ciudad Universitaria and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, both in Spain, report evidence that comet A117uUD was put on its current "hyperbolic trajectory" when it passed close to Saturn two ...
New research has revealed that Venus, often considered Earth's inhospitable twin, may share a surprising geological history with our own planet.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 2, 2024
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Astronomers have recently found hundreds of "polluted" white dwarf stars in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. These are white dwarfs caught actively consuming planets in their orbit. They are a valuable resource for studying ...
Astronomy
Aug 1, 2024
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The Suomi NPP satellite acquired this image of a plume of Saharan dust as winds lofted it over the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 24, 2024.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 30, 2024
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After about 10 years of construction, the Vera Rubin Observatory (VRO) is scheduled to see its first light in January 2025. Once it's up and running, it will begin its Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), a decade-long ...
Astronomy
Aug 30, 2024
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Digging in the ground is so commonplace on Earth that we hardly ever think of it as hard. But doing so in space is an entirely different proposition. On some larger worlds, like the moon or Mars, it would be broadly similar ...
Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2024
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NASA's Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars.
Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2024
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Exoplanets are often discovered using the transit method (more than three-quarters of those discovered have been found this way.) The same transit technique can be used to study them, often revealing details about their atmosphere.
Astronomy
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