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Jan 11, 2023 · Researchers confirmed an exoplanet, a planet that orbits another star, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. Formally classified as LHS 475 b, the planet is almost exactly the same size as our own, clocking in at 99% of Earth’s diameter.
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News Release. NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Space...
- NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone ...
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known...
- NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size World
NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size...
- NASA Reveals Webb Telescope’s First Images of Unseen Universe
NASA explores the unknown in space for the benefit of all,...
- NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Makes Surprising Discoveries
Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission have...
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Oct 13, 2023 · News Release. NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Space Telescope Mission. 2 min read. NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) mission.
Feb 22, 2017 · Using Spitzer and other telescopes, NASA has found the first known system of seven Earth-size planets in the habitable zone of a single star. The planets are very close to each other and to their star, and may have extreme weather and atmospheres.
Jan 10, 2023 · NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size World. Using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have identified an Earth-size world, called TOI 700 e, orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet’s surface.
Latest Images. Webb studies every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System. Webb launched on Dec. 25th 2021.
Jul 12, 2022 · See the first images of the hidden universe captured by the powerful infrared telescope, including distant galaxies, exoplanets, and star-forming regions. Learn how Webb will uncover the answers to questions we don't even know to ask about our cosmic origins and future.
Dec 15, 2021 · Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that the bedrock their six-wheeled explorer has been driving on since landing in February likely formed from red-hot magma.
