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Get the latest NASA Science mission updates, from exploring distant planets to studying Earth’s climate. Stay informed about new discoveries, mission milestones, and the technology driving space exploration. Whether it’s Mars rovers, exoplanet research, or the latest satellite launches, you’ll find the most recent news and insights right here.ding the natural world. Here, you can read news about NASA-funded citizen science projects, new discoveries, and opportunities to get involved. For more information on current citizen science projects.

NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope
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NASA issued a Request for Information Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope.

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Vega Island Frozen in Fright
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The sight of an icy skull-like visage on the Antarctic island could make one’s blood run cold.

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Map Showing Potential Origins of Martian Meteorite Teghaza 001
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Description This global map of Mars shows 13 locations that match the mineralogy and chemistry of Teghaza 001, one of the most ancient Martian meteorites ever found on Earth. While scientists can never know for sure where a Martian meteorite…

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Halloween Aboard the International Space Station 
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Although no ghouls, goblins, or trick-or-treaters come knocking at the International Space Station’s front hatch, crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory still like to get in the Halloween spirit. Whether individually or as an entire crew, they dress up in…

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Ghostly Cat’s Head Nebula Lurks Within Sight of NASA’s Hubble, Webb
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Like a spectral form rising out of a cold mist, NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes have captured a hauntingly dynamic star-forming scene. It lies within the vast Carina Nebula, a diffuse star-forming region located about 7,500 light-years away…

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Caltech Names Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman as NASA JPL Deputy
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Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman has been named Caltech associate vice president and deputy director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The emeritus astronaut and retired U.S. Navy captain begins his new role at NASA’s center of excellence…

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The Land of the Standing-Up Rocks
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A national monument since the 1920s, Chiricahua is America's newest national park.

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A-81 Reaches South Georgia
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The Antarctic iceberg made a relatively quick exit from the Weddell Sea, only to slow at the edge of a remote island’s underwater shelf.

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NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis
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Description This 360-degree look at Neretva Vallis within Mars’ Jezero Crater was stitched together using 217 images acquired by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on May 20, 2024, the 1,155th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. While it is a wind-swept dusty vista today, billions…

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NASA’s Perseverance Offers Clues to Protect Crews From Mars Dust
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Over 1,645 Martian days, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover measured the fine and ultrafine Martian dust particles found clinging to samples of spacesuit materials that are carried aboard the rover, including some that are small enough to penetrate the lungs and…

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