The Team
The NExSS project is overseen by representatives from NASA HQ, three co-leads, and a Steering Committee composed of the PIs of funded proposal teams selected to be the founding members of NExSS.
Many Worlds
Many Worlds is a website for everyone interested in the burgeoning field of exoplanet detection and research. It presents columns, news stories and in-depth features, as well as the work of guest writers.
Around the Web
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Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye Releases Statement on Total Solar Eclipse
Planetary CEO Bill Nye issued the following statement from Homestead National Monument to celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse.
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The Planetary Society & U.S. National Park Service Unveil New Eclipse Resources
The U.S. National Park Service, The Planetary Society and CEO Bill Nye (The Science Guy®) are partnering to deliver a safe, inspiring and educational experience to kids, adults and families.
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Bill Nye joins Junior Rangers for Total Eclipse of the Sun
Bill Nye – The Science Guy® and CEO of the Planetary Society – will join park rangers and celebrated science educators as part of a three-day festival focused on the Total Eclipse of the Sun at Homestead National Monument of America in August.
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"We have arrived!" OSIRIS-REx is officially at asteroid Bennu
After a 2-billion-kilometer journey that began in September 2016, NASA's OSIRS-REx spacecraft has arrived at Bennu.
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After the Success of InSight, It’s Time for NASA to Commit to Mars Sample Return
In the brief period of public and political goodwill generated by NASA's latest success at the Red Planet, now is the time to secure a commitment for the next steps at Mars: sample return.
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New Cameras on Mars!
There was jubilation when InSight landed, but I'm just as happy to be writing about a distinct InSight event: The flow of raw images sent from Mars, straight to the Web, has begun.
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InSight has landed (UPDATED)
InSight touched down on Mars today, bringing NASA's total of successful Mars landers to 8 and total number of active NASA Mars missions to 6.
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Gift Ideas From Space Enthusiasts For Space Enthusiasts
We’ve rounded up some space gift ideas and recommendations from several of our staff to help bring some of the cosmos into your holidays.
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This Thanksgiving, avoid the politics and talk space instead
If you're expecting to gather with extended family on Thanksgiving, avoid the politics. Here are some conversation starters to use at the dinner table that everyone can engage in.
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Honeycomb Mirrors Make NASA’s Webb the Most Powerful Space Telescope
James Webb's mirrors' honeycomb like arrangement allows for Webb to have the largest possible reflective surface area to make observations, with the least amount of dead space in between each.
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NASA's Webb Takes a Carriage Ride to Testing Chambers
The James Webb Space Telescope takes a carriage ride from one place to another during testing.
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Investigate Cosmic Jets From Young Stars
James Webb Space Telescope will study objects like Herbig-Haro (HH) 212, located about 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Orion.
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How to Weigh a Black Hole Using NASA’s Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers will use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to measure a black hole’s mass.
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Both Halves of NASA’s Webb Telescope Successfully Communicate
Two halves of the James Webb Space Telescope have successfully communicated.
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Success in Critical Communications Tests for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launches in 2021, it will write a new chapter in cosmic history.
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The ‘Gloo’ Behind James Webb Space Telescopes Spider Technology
The device pictured here is designed to securely guide small cooling and exhaust tubes throughout the observatory.
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Time Saving Tooling Rods Used on NASA's Webb Telescope Sunshield
Folding and refolding bed sheets to ensure they are squared can take a lot of time. It's the same with unfurling and folding up NASA's massive James Webb Space Telescope sunshield during testing.
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Watch This Space: NASA Administrator Talks Webb Science with Nobel Laureate
NASA Television will air a conversation about the progress and promise of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope with Nobel Prize winner John Mather at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 25.
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Technicians Lay NASA's Webb Sunshield Layers Flat for Inspection
Technicians and engineers working to ensure the soundness of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope manually lower its folded sunshield layers for easier access and inspection
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Technicians Ensure James Webb Space Telescope’s Sunshield Survives Stresses Experienced During Liftoff
Acoustic testing exposes the spacecraft to similar forces and stress experienced during liftoff, allowing engineers to better prepare it for the rigors of spaceflight.
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NASA’s Webb Space Telescope to Inspect Atmospheres of Gas Giant Exoplanets
One of the most powerful tools that will examine the atmospheres of some planets that TESS discovers will be NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
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NASA Completes Webb Telescope Review, Commits to Launch in Early 2021
The Independent Review Board (IRB) established by NASA to assess progress on its James Webb Space Telescope has unanimously recommended that development on the world’s premier science observatory should continue; NASA has established a new launch date for Webb of March 30, 2021.
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NASA Hosts Media Teleconference on Status of James Webb Space Telescope
NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, June 27, to provide an update on the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope and the findings of an external independent review board.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to Target Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the most ambitious and complex space observatory ever built, will use its unparalleled infrared capabilities to study Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, shedding new light on the enigmatic storm and building upon data returned from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories.
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Engineers Solve Excessive Heat Removal from NASA’s Webb Telescope
To keep heat away from the sensitive instruments, a majority of the electronics used to power and operate the instruments are housed in a compartment below ISIM, where specially designed baffles direct the heat safely into space and away from any cold surfaces of the observatory.
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