The probe will map the surface, deploy rovers and collect pristine samples that could contain clues about the origins of life on Earth.

• By Elizabeth Tasker on June 29, 2018

#Stars #Astronomy

Two of the earliest Earth-ish exoplanet finds are now more exciting targets in the search for habitable worlds beyond this rock.

This Dragon has a Maya in it! 🇵🇭️👊.

NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration literally saved us from a planet-wide apocalypse.

Because space is the new frontier, we will have a SPACE FORCE!

New study uses Earth as a stand-in for an exoplanet, and shows that even with very little light — as little as one pixel — it is still possible to measure key characteristics of distant worlds.