Community Research

Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis Program (ANGSA)

black and white photo of rover on lunar surface

The Apollo Next Generation Sample Analysis (ANGSA) initiative was designed to examine these pristine samples. Nine teams with over 50 scientists and engineers will participate in this initiative.

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Heliophysics

the orange, roiling surface of the sun

The Science Mission Directorate Heliophysics Division studies the nature of the Sun and how it influences the very nature of space and the atmospheres of planets and the technology that exists there.

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Planetary Crater Consortium (PCC)

an aerial view of Meteor Crater in the middle of the desert

The purpose of the Planetary Crater Consortium (PCC) is to foster, in the broadest manner, discussion and research of studies related to impact craters on all planetary bodies.

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