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Curiosity Reveals Coral-Like Mineral Vein Shaped by Ancient Water and Wind

High-resolution images show Paposo’s branching pattern formed from water-deposited minerals later sculpted by Martian winds.

Perseid Meteor Shower to Peak Under Waning Gibbous Moon on August 12–13

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Mars Express Uncovers Fault Lines and Ice Flows at Western Acheron Fossae

Curiosity Rover Leverages Enhanced Autonomy to Probe Mars Boxwork Ridges

Venus and Jupiter to Converge Under One Degree on August 12 Pre-Dawn Sky

Mission Studies Spotlight Juno Flyby of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Earth Spins Faster Than Ever, Logging One of the Shortest Days on Record

Cosmic Rays Could Power Life on Europa, Enceladus and Mars, Studies Find

Cosmic Rays Can Sustain Subsurface Life in New Radiolytic Habitable Zone

Lab Simulations Show Trapped Vapor Cracks Ice to Propel Cryovolcanism on Europa and Enceladus

Five Papers Showcase NIRPS’s Exoplanet Discoveries and High-Precision Performance

Apollo 16 Samples Show Solar Wind Erodes Moon Surface Ten Times Less Than Expected

NASA and AeroVironment Pitch Skyfall Helicopter Fleet for 2028 Mars Mission

Study Finds Earth's Temporary Moons Are Lunar Impact Debris

JWST Begins Atmospheric Probe of L 98-59 After Fifth Habitable-Zone Planet Confirmed

Earth Sets Second-Shortest Day of 2025 as Spin Continues to Accelerate

Telescopes Witness Key Stages of Planet Formation in Three Young Star Systems

NASA Plans New Annealing Trials After JunoCam Image Noise Returns

Makenzie Lystrup to Depart NASA’s Goddard on Aug. 1; Deputy Cynthia Simmons Named Acting Director

First Trans-Neptunian Object Found in 10:1 Neptune Resonance