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Chemical Activity

A new analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini mission found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in a plume of ice particles ejected from the ocean that lies under the frozen shell of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Researchers spotted new molecules that lay a potential path to chemical or biochemical activity.

Fresh From Enceladus about Chemical Activity
NASA Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn moon Enceladus.

NASA Telescopes View Spiral Galaxy

NGC 1068, a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, appears in this image released on July 23, 2025.

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Artemis

Send Your Name Around the Moon

Artemis II will test NASA’s deep space capabilities as humans fly on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the first time. Join the mission by launching your name around the moon alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

Artemis II Boarding Pass about Send Your Name Around the Moon
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and primary contractor Amentum use a massive crane to lift to vertical the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis II on Saturday, March 22, 2025, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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