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Mono Lake in the background with a Closeup of the Arsenic Microorganisms

NASA-Funded Research Discovers Life Built With Toxic Chemical

Researchers working in the harsh environment of Mono Lake, Calif. have discovered microorganisms able to thrive and reproduce using arsenic, changing the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth.

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Planet GJ 1214b, shown here in an artist's conception with two hypothetical moons, orbits a red-dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth.

Probing the Atmospheres of Super-Earths

Using a ground-based telescope, astronomers, including two NASA Sagan Fellows, made the first characterizations of a super-Earth's atmosphere. A super-Earth is a planet up to three times the size of Earth and up to 10 times the weight.

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NASA Engineers Develop 'Blacker Than Black' Nanotubes

A team of NASA engineers is developing a blacker-than pitch material that will help scientists gather hard-to-obtain scientific measurements or observe unseen astronomical objects, like Earth-sized planets in orbit around other stars.

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Rimless pits are located to the northwest of Ascraeus Mons in the Tharsis volcanic region of Mars

Pits, Flows, Other Scenes in New Set of Mars Images

Newly released images from 340 recent observations of Mars by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show details of a wide assortment of Martian environments.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Demonstration Launch Set For Dec. 7

The first SpaceX Falcon 9 demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is targeted for liftoff between 9:03 a.m. and 12:22 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 7 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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Space Shuttle Discovery's Next Launch Attempt Moves to No Earlier Than Dec. 17

Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the STS-133 mission. Discovery's next possible launch attempt will be no earlier than Dec. 17 at approximately 8:51 p.m. EST.

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The Space Shuttle Columbia on Rogers Dry lakebed at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first orbital mission on April 14, 1981.

Roster of Runways Ready to Bring a Shuttle Home

Long before a space shuttle crew spots its intended landing target, mission controllers closely monitor the spacecraft, the astronauts and the weather at a roster of runways around the globe.

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Send Holiday Greetings to the International Space Station

Send a postcard to the crew aboard the International Space station.

› Send a Holiday Greeting to the Station Crew

NASA Images

Vacuum Dry Box

Gary Sullivan demonstrated the use of a vacuum dry box and safety equipment in this April 1963 photo. The box provided an inert, or controlled atmosphere,...