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A seafloor vent called a "white smoker" spews mineral-rich water into the ocean and serves as an energy hub for...
Lauren White, a scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, adjusts an experiment that simulates how ancient...
A team of scientists at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is testing whether organic molecules can be brewed in a...
The NASA Astrobiology Icy Worlds team at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory are collecting samples from a simulated...
This illustration shows how newly discovered organic compounds — the ingredients of amino acids — were detected by...
Scientists believe that under the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa a saltwater ocean exists that may contain...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure, Space Shuttle Atlantis is poised and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure, Space Shuttle Atlantis is poised and...
Space Shuttle Discovery sits poised on Launch Pad 39B, ready for launch at 6:42 a.m. EST March 8 on mission STS-102....
This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. Scientists believe Jupiter's...
This illustration, updated in December 2020, depicts NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. With an internal global ocean...
Ultraviolet observations made by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2012 illustrate two key elements in the thin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- From this high-level view, Space Shuttle Discovery is seen after its rollout to Launch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- From this high-level view, Space Shuttle Discovery is seen after its rollout to Launch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and blue-gray Atlantic Ocean, Space Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B reveals the Space Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This closeup of Space Shuttle Atlantis on the hardstand of Launch Pad 39B shows the...
This image is a simulation of how NASA's Europa Clipper will understand which areas of the Jovian moon Europa are...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and blue-gray Atlantic Ocean, Space Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B reveals the Space Shuttle...
Engineers and technicians use a crane to lift the main body of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft and position it in...
The main body of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is seen in its shipping container, just after arriving aboard a...
The vault, with nadir deck attached, of NASA's Europa Clipper is prepared to be moved to the High Bay 1 clean room...
The main body of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has been delivered to the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in...