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Studying the origin and evolution of life on Earth to inform the search for life elsewhere in the Universe. Follow @NASASolarSystem, @NASAMars, & @NASAUniverse










What will it take to find life on planets beyond our solar system? Our Habitable Worlds Observatory will be the first mission designed to find out! Share questions for Program Scientist Dr. Megan Ansdell and tune into #AskAstrobio on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. ET: youtube.com/live/xioQbOcja…

What will it take to find life on planets beyond our solar system? Our Habitable Worlds Observatory will be the first mission designed to find out! Share questions for Program Scientist Dr. Megan Ansdell and tune into #AskAstrobio on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. ET: youtube.com/live/xioQbOcja…

Mars is a dusty place – but every two years, the dust settles. The Perseverance rover's imaging team took advantage of this moment to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far! Explore the full image: go.nasa.gov/4ooKDAD

Are there places on Jupiter's moon Europa where water is near the surface? Our Europa Clipper spacecraft will use its E-THEMIS instrument to find out. In March, the instrument went through a test run at Mars: go.nasa.gov/3Uhjylf





Our next #AskAstrobio guest, Dr. Amber Young, uses climate and photochemical modeling to identify clear signs of life in Earth’s atmosphere—and applies that expertise to develop new strategies for detecting life on distant rocky planets. Join her live Q&A on June 17 at 1pm ET: youtube.com/live/inUtccCID…























