Astrobiology

From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science – NASA Science

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From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science – NASA Science

When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from city lights. But a recent NASA Earth to Sky training, funded by NASA’s Science Activation Program, challenges that assumption, demonstrating how urban parks, wildlife refuges, museums, and green spaces can be incredible venues for connecting communities with … Read more

NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year – NASA

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NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year – NASA

This animation depicts water disappearing over time in the Martian river valley Neretva Vallis, where NASA’s Perseverance Mars takes the rock sample named “Sapphire Canyon” from a rock called “Cheyava Falls,” which was found in the “Bright Angel” formation. Credit: NASA Lee este comunicado de prensa en español aquí. A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars … Read more

What Would It Take to Say We Found Life? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 63 – NASA

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What Would It Take to Say We Found Life? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 63 – NASA

What Would It Take to Say We Found Life? We call this the podium test. What would it take for you personally to confidently stand up in front of an international audience and make that claim? When you put it in that way, I think for a lot of scientists, the bar is really high. … Read more

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Detects Largest Organic Molecules on Mars

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Detects Largest Organic Molecules on Mars

Researchers analyzing pulverized rock onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover have found the largest organic compounds on the Red Planet to date. The finding, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests prebiotic chemistry may have advanced further on Mars than previously observed. Scientists probed an existing rock sample inside Curiosity’s Sample Analysis … Read more

Is There Potential for Life on Europa? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 52 – NASA

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Is There Potential for Life on Europa? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 52 – NASA

That’s a great question. And it’s a question that NASA will seek to answer with the Europa Clipper spacecraft. Europa is a moon of Jupiter. It’s about the same size as Earth’s Moon, but its surface looks very different. The surface of Europa is covered with a layer of ice, and below that ice, we … Read more

NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards  – NASA

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NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards  – NASA

President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among nearly 400 federally funded researchers receiving the honor.   Established in 1996 by the National Science and Technology Council, the PECASE Award is the highest honor given by … Read more

NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World – NASA

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NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World – NASA

The review takes a close look the final flight of the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which was the first aircraft to fly on another world. Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s final flight on Jan. 18, 2024, which will be … Read more

NASA’s New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper – NASA Science

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NASA’s New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper – NASA Science

4 min read NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar Eclipse The tiny, potato-shaped moon Phobos, one of two Martian moons, cast a silhouette as it passed in front of the Sun, creating an eye in Mars’ sky. From its perch on the western wall of Mars’ Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover recently spied a … Read more