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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community HAPPENING TODAY! SSERVI Forum About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   HAPPENING TODAY! NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI): Exploration Science Forum 21 July 2026 Advancing Science and Exploration Together  NASAContinue Reading

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2 min read NIAC 2026 Selections A collage of artist concepts highlighting the novel approaches proposed by the 2026 NIAC awardees for possible future missions. NASA/Left to Right: Keunhan Park, Michael Rubenstein, Austin Phoenix, Benjamin Schafer, A.C. Charania, Gilly Elor, Pablo Sobron, Marco Quadrelli, Daniel Drew, Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay, Jeff Nosanov, Anish Damodaran Continue Reading

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1 min read Precision Astrometry Using Optically Independent Spacecraft for Graviational Wave Detection Graphic depiction of the Graviational Wave Detection concept. Paul Stankus Paul Stankus Brookhaven Science Associates  The scientific goal is to enable a new method for observing gravitational waves at low frequencies, based on the astrometric GW signatureContinue Reading

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1 min read Mapping Alien Continents: Achieving Optical VLBI for Exoplanet Imaging  Graphic depiction of the Mapping Alien Continents concept. Paul Stankus Paul  Stankus Brookhaven Science Associates The scientific goal of the proposed work will be reconstructing the image, ie resolving surface features, of an Earth-like exoplanet around a nearbyContinue Reading

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This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026. Because Psyche approached Mars from a high phase angle, the planet appeared as a thin crescent in theContinue Reading

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6 Min Read Grants The NSSC supports the Agency’s internal effort to create an environment conducive to streamlining and simplifying grants and cooperative agreements. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), through the establishment of the NSSC, has transitioned to a consolidated model for the award and administration of all Agency grants andContinue Reading

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This image taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Sept. 7, 2021, PDT (Sept. 8, EDT). NASA/SP-20260005907 – Martian Dust Exposure Limits: Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs), toxicological risks, and health standards for Martian dust as discussed by the Mars dust working group (February 20 and 27, 2026) Background Human exploration ofContinue Reading

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A team of NASA-sponsored scientists and engineers has developed a novel approach to observing high-energy particles in the near-Earth space environment, incorporating miniaturized sensors into a compact, multi-view particle detection instrument unlike any before it. Built for NASA’s Relativistic Electron Atmospheric Loss (REAL) CubeSat mission, the innovative instrument (also calledContinue Reading

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Oxygen is disappearing from oceans, lakes, rivers, and coastal waters at an alarming rate, threatening aquatic life and weakening the natural processes that help regulate Earth’s climate. Scientists warn that this widespread deoxygenation is closely connected to other major planetary threats, including warming, pollution, biodiversity loss, and ocean acidification., ReadContinue Reading