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The largest portion of the Europa's surface can be seen at the highest resolution from Galileo.

NASA-Funded Study Examines Tidal Effects on Planet and Moon Interiors

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NASA-supported scientists have developed a method to compute how tides affect the interiors of planets and moons, which will help…

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In the style of comic art, Europa clipper flies toward Europa, which appears as a quarter circle in close-up in the bottom left. A cutaway of the moon's surface reveals it's icy shell and an ocean beneath. Hydrothermal vents are visible. An altered image of Jupiter looms large in the background.

NASA’s New Edition of Graphic Novel Features Europa Clipper

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NASA has released a new edition of Issue 4 of the Astrobiology Graphic History series. The issue now includes NASA's…

Article3 weeks ago

NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar Eclipse

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The tiny, potato-shaped moon Phobos, one of two Martian moons, cast a silhouette as it passed in front of the…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Looks Back While Climbing Slippery Slope

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On its way up the side of Jezero Crater, the agency’s latest Red Planet off-roader peers all the way back…

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For Your Consideration: Our Alien Earth, a NASA+ Original Series

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Social Media Campaign Our Alien Earth: Greece Trailer Since debuting on Aug. 26, the trailer for episode 3 has garnered…

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Could Life Exist Below Mars Ice? NASA Study Proposes Possibilities

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Researchers think meltwater beneath Martian ice could support microbial life. While actual evidence for life on Mars has never been…

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