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A nearly circular grayscale photo from the Martian surface shows a closeup of extremely varied terrain. At the bottom of the frame are numerous jagged shards of stone pointing in various directions, whitish and much lighter than other rocks in the image. Above that is a layer of slightly darker, more bulbous stones, like a line of clouded bubbles emerging from the ground. Beyond that all the rocks become more mixed, and larger than those lower in the frame, with more flat, sharp, bright-toned rocks pointed at various angles, and rounded rocks in medium to dark gray, with a scattering of smaller stones among them.

Sols 4427 to 4430: Detouring to Rustic Canyon

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The image shows the northern lights, or aurora borealis, displaying vibrant green ribbons across a starry night sky. A silhouette of tall evergreen trees is visible at the bottom, framing the celestial spectacle.

Amendment 106: A.48 CESRA No Biosketch for Step-1 Proposal

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In this illustration, a small portion of the Sun appears in yellow at the bottom with a dark sunspot in the center. Above the sunspot, against a black background, appear several vertical, curved streaks of light that are light pink at the bottom, closest to the sunspot and darken to dark pink in the middle then purple at the top. The streaks also appear thinner at the top than at the bottom.

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Glowing bands over Earth at night.

The Atmosphere… After Dark!

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The image shows the northern lights, or aurora borealis, displaying vibrant green ribbons across a starry night sky. A silhouette of tall evergreen trees is visible at the bottom, framing the celestial spectacle.

NASA Rockets to Fly Through Flickering, Vanishing Auroras

article 9 hours ago

Station Science Top News: Jan. 17, 2025

Station Science Top News: Jan. 17, 2025

article 9 hours ago

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Station Science Top News: Jan. 17, 2025

Station Science Top News: Jan. 17, 2025

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OCHMO Independent Assessments

OCHMO Independent Assessments

article 4 days ago

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Independent Assessment

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Independent Assessment

article 4 days ago

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Glowing bands over Earth at night.

The Atmosphere… After Dark!

article 5 hours ago

NASA International Space Apps Challenge Announces 2024 Global Winners

NASA International Space Apps Challenge Announces 2024 Global Winners

article 5 days ago

NASA Scientists Find New Human-Caused Shifts in Global Water Cycle

NASA Scientists Find New Human-Caused Shifts in Global Water Cycle

article 5 days ago

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Glowing bands over Earth at night.

The Atmosphere… After Dark!

article 5 hours ago

The image shows the northern lights, or aurora borealis, displaying vibrant green ribbons across a starry night sky. A silhouette of tall evergreen trees is visible at the bottom, framing the celestial spectacle.

NASA Rockets to Fly Through Flickering, Vanishing Auroras

article 9 hours ago

Artist depiction of cubesat over the Moon

Planetary Instrument Concepts for the Advancement of Solar System Observations (PICASSO)

article 4 days ago

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An area in the Orion nebula filled with dark, puffy clouds. On the image’s right side is a large area of clouds crossed by a dark bar. The region glows in red and whitish colors lit by a protostar within. At the other side a large jet of material ejected by the protostar appears to be made of thin, wispy, blue, and pink clouds. A couple of foreground stars shine brightly in front of the nebula.

Hubble Captures Young Stars Changing Their Environments

article 5 days ago

Photo mosaic of Andromeda galaxy and five regions of interest. A spiral galaxy spreads across the width. It’s tilted nearly edge-on to our line of sight, appearing as an extreme oval on its side. Its borders are jagged because the image is a mosaic of smaller, square images. The outer edges are blue, while the inner two-thirds are yellowish with a bright, central core. Dark, dusty clouds wrap around the outer half of the galaxy’s disk. At 10 o'clock, a smaller dwarf elliptical galaxy forms a fuzzy, yellow blob. There are about 200 million stars within the image. The background of space is black. There are what appears to be steps toward the bottom, mainly toward the middle, which indicates where no data were taken. Interesting regions: (a) Clusters of bright blue stars embedded within the galaxy; background galaxies seen much farther away; (b) NGC 206, a concentration of bright blue stars; (c) A young cluster of blue newborn stars; (d) The satellite galaxy M32; (e) Dark dust lanes across myriad yellow stars.

NASA’s Hubble Traces Hidden History of Andromeda Galaxy

article 5 days ago

Exoplanets Need to Be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds

Exoplanets Need to Be Prepared for Extreme Space Weather, Chandra Finds

article 5 days ago

Highlights

The image shows the northern lights, or aurora borealis, displaying vibrant green ribbons across a starry night sky. A silhouette of tall evergreen trees is visible at the bottom, framing the celestial spectacle.

Amendment 106: A.48 CESRA No Biosketch for Step-1 Proposal

article 4 hours ago

In this illustration, a small portion of the Sun appears in yellow at the bottom with a dark sunspot in the center. Above the sunspot, against a black background, appear several vertical, curved streaks of light that are light pink at the bottom, closest to the sunspot and darken to dark pink in the middle then purple at the top. The streaks also appear thinner at the top than at the bottom.

Amendment 105: A.52 Advanced Component Technology Due Dates Delayed

article 4 hours ago

Glowing bands over Earth at night.

The Atmosphere… After Dark!

article 5 hours ago

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ICE-Box Publications

ICE-Box Publications

article 3 days ago

ARMD Solicitations (USRC Proposal Updates)

ARMD Solicitations (USRC Proposal Updates)

article 5 days ago

NASA Kicks off Testing Campaign for Remotely Piloted Cargo Flights

NASA Kicks off Testing Campaign for Remotely Piloted Cargo Flights

article 2 weeks ago

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In this illustration, a small portion of the Sun appears in yellow at the bottom with a dark sunspot in the center. Above the sunspot, against a black background, appear several vertical, curved streaks of light that are light pink at the bottom, closest to the sunspot and darken to dark pink in the middle then purple at the top. The streaks also appear thinner at the top than at the bottom.

Amendment 105: A.52 Advanced Component Technology Due Dates Delayed

article 4 hours ago

NASA Sets Sights on Mars Terrain with Revolutionary Tire Tech

NASA Sets Sights on Mars Terrain with Revolutionary Tire Tech

article 12 hours ago

Telescopes Chase Down �Green Monster� in Star�s Debris

Amendment 102: Due Date Delays for Several Astrophysics Programs

article 5 days ago

Highlights

ARMD Solicitations (USRC Proposal Updates)

ARMD Solicitations (USRC Proposal Updates)

article 5 days ago

NASA International Space Apps Challenge Announces 2024 Global Winners

NASA International Space Apps Challenge Announces 2024 Global Winners

article 5 days ago

NASA HEAT Student Activity Featured in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2024

article 1 week ago

Highlights

A nearly circular grayscale photo from the Martian surface shows a closeup of extremely varied terrain. At the bottom of the frame are numerous jagged shards of stone pointing in various directions, whitish and much lighter than other rocks in the image. Above that is a layer of slightly darker, more bulbous stones, like a line of clouded bubbles emerging from the ground. Beyond that all the rocks become more mixed, and larger than those lower in the frame, with more flat, sharp, bright-toned rocks pointed at various angles, and rounded rocks in medium to dark gray, with a scattering of smaller stones among them.

Sols 4427 to 4430: Detouring to Rustic Canyon

article 2 hours ago

The image shows the northern lights, or aurora borealis, displaying vibrant green ribbons across a starry night sky. A silhouette of tall evergreen trees is visible at the bottom, framing the celestial spectacle.

Amendment 106: A.48 CESRA No Biosketch for Step-1 Proposal

article 4 hours ago

In this illustration, a small portion of the Sun appears in yellow at the bottom with a dark sunspot in the center. Above the sunspot, against a black background, appear several vertical, curved streaks of light that are light pink at the bottom, closest to the sunspot and darken to dark pink in the middle then purple at the top. The streaks also appear thinner at the top than at the bottom.

Amendment 105: A.52 Advanced Component Technology Due Dates Delayed

article 4 hours ago

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La NASA identifica causa de pérdida de material del escudo térmico de Orion de Artemis I

La NASA identifica causa de pérdida de material del escudo térmico de Orion de Artemis I

article 2 months ago

Preguntas frecuentes: La verdadera historia del cuidado de la salud de los astronautas en el espacio

Preguntas frecuentes: La verdadera historia del cuidado de la salud de los astronautas en el espacio

article 2 months ago

La NASA lleva un dron y un rover espacial a un espectáculo aéreo

La NASA lleva un dron y un rover espacial a un espectáculo aéreo

article 3 months ago

Four colorful angles of Mercury using data from two MESSENGER instruments

Colorful Angles of Mercury

Four colorful angles of Mercury using data from two MESSENGER instruments

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