NASA's Expanding Frontiers: From the ISS's Rare Red Aurora to Artemis, Mars, and Exoplanet Discoveries

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NASA's work blends human and robotic space exploration—from the ISS encountering a rare red aurora described by Don Pettit as "flying in the aurora" to Artemis missions and plans for crewed trips beyond the Moon toward Mars—studies how long stays affect astronauts like Frank Rubio and Peggy Whitson, maintains space communication via the Deep Space Network, uses Perseverance to search for ancient life on Mars, pursues exoplanet science on Tau Ceti, 51 Eridani b, and 40 Eridani A, and draws inspiration from the Exoplanet Travel Bureau while exploring the Sun, Venus, and thousands of worlds beyond our solar system.