NASA's Pandora mission is the first satellite launched through the agency's Astrophysics Pioneers program and is designed to determine the atmospheric composition of at least 20 exoplanets, including whether they have hazes, clouds, and water.
Sources
- Science News - Astrophysics Science Division (science.gsfc.nasa.gov)
- https://www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/pandora-mission-begins-study (ipac.caltech.edu)
- https://news.arizona.edu/news/pandora-mission-begins-science-operations (news.arizona.edu)
- https://www.llnl.gov/article/53846/pandora-mission-demonstrates-new-model-low-cost-high-impact-science (llnl.gov)
- https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2026/01/14/pandora-exoplanets-at-multiple-wavelengths/ (centauri-dreams.org)
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