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The more we see other planets, the more the question comes into focus: Maybe we're the weird one? Decades of...
An animation of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is projected as John Mather, Nobel Laureate and Project...
NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan, far left, introduces members of the panel prior to a discussion of the search for...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden delivers opening remarks during a panel discussion on the search for life beyond...
John Grunsfeld, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, far left, speaks during a panel...
NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan, far left, asks the members of the panel a question during a discussion of the...
Dave Gallagher, Director of Astronomy, Physics, and Space Technology at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory speaks...
John Grunsfeld, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, second from left, answers a question...
John Mather, Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, center,...
Members of the audience walk past an example of a 1.2 meter telescope mirror that could be used in a future space...
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden delivers opening remarks during a panel discussion on the search for life beyond...
John Grunsfeld, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, far left, answers a question from...
Matt Mountain, Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute and telescope scientist for the James Webb Space...
John Mather, Nobel Laureate and Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight...
Matt Mountain, Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute and telescope scientist for the James Webb Space...
Sara Seager, a MacArthur Fellow and Professor of Planetary Science and Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of...
Perseverance deputy project scientist, JPL, Ken Williford, screen left, and Participating scientist for returned...
Principal investigator, Mastcam-Z instrument, Arizona State University, Tempe, Jim Bell, gives remarks via remote...
Social media followers were briefed by NASA scientists on asteroids, how they relate to the origins of our solar...
Social media followers were briefed by NASA scientists on asteroids, how they relate to the origins of our solar...
How will we know if there is life on Mars? What geological clues can our Martian orbiters and rovers search for and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the grand opening of the newly expanded KSC Visitor Complex, Center Director Roy...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the grand opening of the newly expanded KSC Visitor Complex, Center Director Roy...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, several scientists and researchers participate in...