Formic acid, HCOOH — Wikipedia Context. Nonthermal desorption from interstellar ices induced by X-rays, known as X-ray photodesorption, is a possible route to explain gas phase molecules detected in protoplanetary
Formic acid, HCOOH — Wikipedia Context. Nonthermal desorption from interstellar ices induced by X-rays, known as X-ray photodesorption, is a possible route to explain gas phase molecules detected in protoplanetary
HOUSTON — NASA’s ambitious mission to return astronauts to the moon for the first time this century is on track to launch no later than April 2026, but it just
Surface (top row) and cloud (bottom row) distributions for our various Snowball Earth models. The surface was either modeled as a fully ice-covered “Hard Snowball” (top left) or contained a
Local view of the simulated innermost disk flux distribution models of ϵ Eri. Left Panel: Low inclination disk model. Middle Panel: High inclination disk model. Right Panel: Continuous disk model.
Diverse density and composition of small exoplanets. The plot shows M-dwarf planets that have precision mass and radius measurements (Luque & Palle´ 2022). Small planets of FGK stars also occupy
The envisioned mission to Enceladus: A lander mission towards the south polar region deploys the “Alien Carousel” ice sampling system. It integrates microfluidics and digital holographic microscopy setup to image
JWST Summer School All materials of the inaugural JWST Summer school, including presentations, notes, exercises and videos, are now publicly available on the event page. Visit the Pre-School Materials section
NASA/James Blair NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidate class greets the crowd in this Sept. 22, 2025, image. The group was introduced Monday following a competitive selection process of more than 8,000
Final tests of NASA’s laser beam communication technology offer a promising new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space, including future missions to Mars.
Colorized HiRISE map of the western edge of Jezero crater with rover traverse. The colors of the traverse indicate the location of different science campaigns with green showing the Crater




