The escarpment the science team refers to as “Scarp a” is seen in this image captured by Perseverance rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument on April 17, 2021.…
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Artist’s rendition of Mars with Earth-like surface water. Credit: Image source: NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens; NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service; NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS; Graphic…
Could Earth-based microbes survive a trip to MarsMars is the second smallest planet in our solar system and the fourth planet from the sun. Iron…
An artist’s impression of the gas and dust in the protoplanetary disk surrounding the young star. The inset shows the molecular gas targeted by the…
Astronomers have identified a new class of habitable planets, dubbed ‘Hycean’ planets – hot, ocean-covered planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres – which could represent a big…
Mars is kept company by two cratered moons—an inner moon named Phobos and an outer moon named Deimos. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona The role of…
Rice University scientists have shown that “cool” stars like the sun share dynamic surface behaviors that influence their energetic and magnetic environments. Stellar magnetic activity…
This artist’s impression shows L 98-59b, one of the planets in the L 98-59 system 35 light-years away. The system contains four confirmed rocky planets…
Complex Molecules Could Hold the Secret to Identifying Alien Life A new system capable of identifying complex molecular signatures could aid in the search for…
The robotic arm on NASA’s Perseverance rover reached out to examine rocks in an area on Mars nicknamed the “Cratered Floor Fractured Rough” area in…
This color view of Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s. Scientists are studying processes that affect the surface…
Image of the fireball in February 28, 2021. Credit: UK Meteor Observation Network Scientists are set to uncover the secrets of a rare meteorite and…
Artist’s impression of exoplanet, showing tilted axis of rotation (adapted from NASA original image). Credit: NASA JPL Planets which are tilted on their axis, like…
Illustration of a planet floating freely through the universe with a moon that can store water. Credit: © Tommaso Grassi / LMU The moons of…
This photo was taken on March 19, 2017, by the Mars Hand Lens Imager camera on the arm of NASA’s Curiosity rover. The image helped…
Are we alone in the universe? So far, the only life we know of is right here on Earth. But here at NASA, we’re looking.…
A new analysis of known exoplanets has revealed that Earth-like conditions on potentially habitable planets may be much rarer than previously thought. The work focuses…
Artist’s illustration of an alien world. Scientists at Cornell University and the American Museum of Natural History have identified 2,034 nearby star-systems — within the…
The FlyPol instrument, which was used to measure biosignatures from the air, aboard the helicopter. Credit: Courtesy of Lucas Patty It could be a milestone…
Chemistry is helping us figure out how life got started on Earth and is giving us molecules to look for on other planets. In this…