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NASA Launches New Exoplanet Mission

Updated 2026-08-25 19:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

NASA’s Pandora mission has begun studying exoplanets and their host stars, aiming to determine the atmospheric composition of at least 20 planets. This marks the first satellite launched through NASA's Astrophysics Pioneers program.

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Pandora, NASA’s newest exoplanet mission and the first satellite to launch through the agency’s Astrophysics Pioneers program, is now making unique observations of worlds beyond our solar system and the stars they orbit. The mission will determine the atmospheric make-up of at least 20 exoplanets, i
2026-08-25 17:55 UTC
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