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image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

How a NASA Scientist Looks in the Depths of the Great Red Spot to Find Water on Jupiter

08.29.2018
Is there water deep in Jupiter's atmosphere, and if so, how much?
Animation of several images showing bright pixels (Bennu) moving relative to stars

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Begins Asteroid Operations Campaign

08.24.2018
OSIRIS-REx, caught its first glimpse of asteroid Bennu last week and began the final approach toward its target.
Photo of two Science Jamboree participants talking at display

NASA Goddard’s Science Jamboree Connects Disciplines and Interns

07.26.2018
The Goddard Science Jamboree provides an opportunity for interns and senior scientists alike to learn more about the science happening in other disciplines in one room.
artist's conception of OSIRIS-REx in space

Successful Second Deep Space Maneuver for OSIRIS-REx Confirmed

07.03.2018
New tracking data confirms that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully completed its second Deep Space Maneuver (DSM-2) on June 28. DSM-2 was OSIRIS-REx’s last deep space maneuver of its outbound cruise to the asteroid Bennu, with arrival scheduled for Dec. 3.
Artist's conception of OSIRIS-REx in space with maneuvering jets illuminated

OSIRIS-REx Executes Second Deep Space Maneuver

06.28.2018
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft executed its second Deep Space Maneuver today, which put the spacecraft on course for its scheduled arrival at the asteroid Bennu in December. The mission team will continue to examine telemetry and tracking data as they become available and will have more information on the results of the maneuver over the next week.
Artist's conception of what life could look like on the surface of a distant planet

Will We Know Life When We See It? NASA-led Group Takes Stock of the Science

06.25.2018
In the last decade we have discovered thousands of planets outside our solar system and have learned that rocky, temperate worlds are numerous in our galaxy. The next step will involve asking even bigger questions. Could some of these planets host life? And if so, will we be able to recognize life elsewhere if we see it?
Timelapse image of mountain range showing thickening dust on the surface of Mars

Martian Dust Storm Grows Global: Curiosity Captures Photos of Thickening Haze

06.20.2018
A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks. NASA's Curiosity rover, which has been studying Martian soil at Gale Crater, is expected to remain largely unaffected by the dust.
2020 Decadal Survey Missions: At a Glance

2020 Decadal Survey Missions: At a Glance

04.24.2018
Any telescope that reaches the launch pad in the 2030s likely will look much different than the concepts four teams are currently studying to inform the 2020 Decadal Survey for Astrophysics, but the studies do offer a roadmap.
NASA Teams Study the Agency’s Future in Astrophysics; Tackle Formidable Technology Challenges

NASA Teams Study the Agency’s Future in Astrophysics; Tackle Formidable Technology Challenges

04.24.2018
As in past decades, the agency won’t make that decision in a vacuum or without understanding the technical obstacles, which are formidable.
Photo of Giada Arney pointing at plants and rocks in a wilderness environment

Giada Arney Attempts to Answer, "Are We Alone?"

04.19.2018
Giada Arney wants to find out "Are We Alone?"
New Exoplanet Collaboration Hosts Meeting to Explore Molecular Seeds of Life

New Exoplanet Collaboration Hosts Meeting to Explore Molecular Seeds of Life

04.09.2018
The Sellers Exoplanet Environments Collaboration (SEEC) hosts its first annual symposium April 9-13. Researchers will discuss how our knowledge of the early solar system can help the hunt for life on other worlds.
Photo of the Jupiter-C rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying Explorer 1

Celebrating 60 Years of Groundbreaking U.S. Space Science

01.31.2018
Sixty years ago, the U.S. launched Explorer 1, rocketing into the Space Age.
Vintage JPL graphic celebrating Explorer 1 satellite

Explorer 1: The Beginning of American Space Science

01.23.2018
Sixty years ago, the hopes of Cold War America soared into the night sky as a rocket lofted skyward above Cape Canaveral, a soon-to-be-famous barrier island off the Florida coast.
Photo of NASA Goddard facilities

NASA Goddard Year in Review - 2017

12.20.2017
A look back at 2017 at NASA Goddard.
An illustration of Kepler-186f, the first Earth-size planet discovered within a star’s habitable zone.

Spanning Disciplines in the Search for Life Beyond Earth

12.13.2017
Following a gold rush of exoplanet discovery, the next step in the search for life is determining which of the known exoplanets are proper candidates for life — and for this, a cross-disciplinary approach is essential.
image of Pluto and its relatively large moon Charon

An Orbital Dance May Help Preserve Oceans on Icy Worlds

11.30.2017
Heat generated by the gravitational pull of moons formed from massive collisions could extend the lifetimes of liquid water oceans beneath the surface of large icy worlds in our outer solar system, according to new NASA research.
Ilustration depicting WASP-18b close to a star

WASP-18b Has Smothering Stratosphere Without Water

11.29.2017
The oversized planet WASP-18b is wrapped in a smothering stratosphere loaded with carbon monoxide and devoid of water.
Image of comet 45P

NASA Telescope Studies Quirky Comet 45P

11.21.2017
A new study fills in gaps in Jupiter-family comets and finds that quirky 45P doesn’t quite match any comet studied so far.
This graphic illustrates a theory on how water interacts with rock at the bottom of the moon’s ocean, producing hydrogen gas.

Picture This SELFI: NASA Advances Instrument to Study the Plumes of Enceladus

11.02.2017
NASA scientists and engineers have conceived and plan to build an ambitious submillimeter-wave or radio instrument to study the composition of geysers spewing water vapor and icy particles from the south pole of Saturn’s small moon, Enceladus.
image of Comet Hartley 2

NASA Evaluates Use of a Coin-Sized Thermometer to Characterize Comets and Earthbound Asteroids

10.30.2017
Two NASA teams want to deploy a highly compact, sensitive thermometer that could characterize comets and even assist in the redirection or possible destruction of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth.
Image of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft

NASA Team Finds Noxious Ice Cloud on Saturn’s Moon Titan

10.18.2017
Researchers with NASA’s Cassini mission have found evidence of a toxic hybrid ice in a wispy cloud high above the south pole of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.
photo of moon of Saturn over the limb of Saturn

NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Ends Its Historic Exploration of Saturn

09.15.2017
A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA's Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet.
Illustration showing NASA's Cassini orbiter between Saturn and its rings

Excitement, Tears as Goddard Team Prepares for Cassini End

09.12.2017
When the Cassini orbiter plunges into Saturn's atmosphere on Sept. 15, a group of NASA scientists based in Greenbelt, Maryland, will be among those waiting for the spacecraft’s last long-distance ping
Photo of NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility looking out over cloudtops

How Two Ground-based Telescopes Support Cassini

09.11.2017
Astronomers on Earth will observe Saturn when the Cassini spacecraft plunges into its atmosphere Sept. 15.
Image compilation showing the Cassini spacecraft with Saturn behind it

Public Invited to NASA Goddard to Celebrate the Cassini Mission Grand Finale Event

09.05.2017
Members of the public are invited to celebrate the “Grand Finale” of NASA’s Cassini mission on Sept. 7.
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