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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.
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
