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Featured Story
The Perseverance Mars Rover: NASA’s Next Giant Leap in the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth
Meeting Highlights
Apophis T–9 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense
Preventing Harassment in Science
From the Desk of Lori Glaze
Onward and Upward in 2021
 
News From Space
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid and Collects Samples
NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
Exoplanet Around Distant Star Resembles Reputed ‘Planet Nine’ in Our Solar System
Best Region for Life on Mars Was Far Below Surface
NASA Defines Science Priorities for First Crewed Artemis Landing on Moon
NASA Confirms New SIMPLEx Mission Small Satellite to Blaze Trails Studying Lunar Surface
A Pair of Lonely Planet-Like Objects Born Like Stars
New Near-Earth Object Confirmed to be Space Age Rocket Booster
NASA Approves Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth’s Aurora
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Updates Quarter-Century Jupiter Mystery
Spotlight on Education
Public and Scientist Engagement Events at the 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Upcoming Public Engagement Opportunities
MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology
Nominate a Scientist or Educator for an ASP Education Award
Nominate a Scientist or Educator for an AGU Education Award
In Memoriam
Roger Jay Phillips, 1940–2020
James J. Papike, 1937–2020
 
New and Noteworthy
Travels with Curiosity: Exploring Mars by Rover
How Cosmologists Explain the Universe to Friends and Family
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go
Meteorite Mineralogy
The Secret Lives of Planets: Order, Chaos, and Uniqueness in the Solar System
Terrestrial Impact Structures: The Tan-DEM-X Atlas, Volumes 1 and 2
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner’s Guide to Life in the Space Age
New Scientist Milky Way Jigsaw Puzzle
The Planets: A Look at Space Science
Bouncing Planets STEM Experiment Kit
Mars’ First Friends: Come on Over, Rovers!
Geology for Kids: A Junior Scientist’s Guide to Rocks, Minerals, and the Earth Beneath Our Feet
Calendar
Milestones
Cheng Named 2020 Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award Recipient
USRA Announces 2020 Distinguished Undergraduate Award Winners
NASA Names Artemis Team of Astronauts Eligible for Early Moon Missions
NASA, International Partners Advance Cooperation with First Signings of Artemis Accords
NASA, Canadian Space Agency Formalize Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program
NASA, UN Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Peaceful Uses of Space
NASA, NSF Sign Agreement to Advance Space, Earth, Biological, Physical Sciences
NASA Expands Informal Learning Institutions Engaging Next Generation of Explorers
NASA Awards Prizes to Six Startup Companies in Entrepreneur’s Challenge
NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations
NASA Moves Forward with Campaign to Return Mars Samples to Earth
NASA Discoveries, R&D, Moon to Mars Exploration Plans Persevere in 2020
 
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Featured Story
The Perseverance Mars Rover: NASA’s Next Giant Leap in the Search for Signs of Life Beyond Earth
 
From the Desk of Lori Glaze
Onward and Upward in 2021
 
Meeting Highlights
Apophis T–9 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense
Preventing Harassment in Science
 
News From Space
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid and Collects Samples
NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
Exoplanet Around Distant Star Resembles Reputed ‘Planet Nine’ in Our Solar System
Best Region for Life on Mars Was Far Below Surface
NASA Defines Science Priorities for First Crewed Artemis Landing on Moon
NASA Confirms New SIMPLEx Mission Small Satellite to Blaze Trails Studying Lunar Surface
A Pair of Lonely Planet-Like Objects Born Like Stars
New Near-Earth Object Confirmed to be Space Age Rocket Booster
NASA Approves Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth’s Aurora
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Updates Quarter-Century Jupiter Mystery
 
Spotlight on Education
Public and Scientist Engagement Events at the 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Upcoming Public Engagement Opportunities
MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology
Nominate a Scientist or Educator for an ASP Education Award
Nominate a Scientist or Educator for an AGU Education Award
 
In Memoriam
Roger Jay Phillips, 1940–2020
James J. Papike, 1937–2020
 
Milestones
Cheng Named 2020 Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award Recipient
USRA Announces 2020 Distinguished Undergraduate Award Winners
NASA Names Artemis Team of Astronauts Eligible for Early Moon Missions
NASA, International Partners Advance Cooperation with First Signings of Artemis Accords
NASA, Canadian Space Agency Formalize Gateway Partnership for Artemis Program
NASA, UN Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Peaceful Uses of Space
NASA, NSF Sign Agreement to Advance Space, Earth, Biological, Physical Sciences
NASA Expands Informal Learning Institutions Engaging Next Generation of Explorers
NASA Awards Prizes to Six Startup Companies in Entrepreneur’s Challenge
NASA Selects Companies to Collect Lunar Resources for Artemis Demonstrations
NASA Moves Forward with Campaign to Return Mars Samples to Earth
NASA Discoveries, R&D, Moon to Mars Exploration Plans Persevere in 2020
 
New and Noteworthy
Travels with Curiosity: Exploring Mars by Rover
How Cosmologists Explain the Universe to Friends and Family
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space
Life on Mars: What to Know Before We Go
Meteorite Mineralogy
The Secret Lives of Planets: Order, Chaos, and Uniqueness in the Solar System
Terrestrial Impact Structures: The Tan-DEM-X Atlas, Volumes 1 and 2
Not Necessarily Rocket Science: A Beginner’s Guide to Life in the Space Age
New Scientist Milky Way Jigsaw Puzzle
The Planets: A Look at Space Science
Bouncing Planets STEM Experiment Kit
Mars’ First Friends: Come on Over, Rovers!
Geology for Kids: A Junior Scientist’s Guide to Rocks, Minerals, and the Earth Beneath Our Feet
 
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