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Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawai'i have discovered that aurorae at visible wavelengths appear on all 4 major moons of Jupiter. This work was partially supported by a NASA Keck PI Data Award administered by NExScI.
In support of NASA's search for life, the NASA Exoplanet Archive has launched a new interactive table of nearby stars that are likely to be targeted by the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
NASA has selected 24 new Fellows, including 7 Sagan Fellows, for its prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship Program (NHFP). NExScI Deputy Director, Dawn Gelino, is one of the co-leads of the NHFP.
NASA Keck time was used to directly image a Jupiter-like gas giant located 132.8 light-years away. This work was supported by a NASA Keck PI Data Award administered by NExScI.