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Browsing: JPL
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a world-renowned research and development center managed by NASA and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Based in Pasadena, California, JPL designs, builds, and operates robotic spacecraft that explore the solar system and beyond. It has led many of NASA’s most groundbreaking missions, including the Mars rovers (Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance), Voyager, Cassini, and the Europa Clipper. JPL’s scientists and engineers also conduct cutting-edge research in astrophysics, planetary science, and Earth observation, developing technologies for deep-space navigation, robotics, and autonomous systems. As a hub of innovation, JPL continues to push the boundaries of exploration and expand humanity’s reach across the cosmos.
NASA’s new electric propulsion engine set a U.S. power record and could transform future Mars…
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft just used Mars as a giant slingshot on its journey to a…
NASA’s new AI-ready space chip could give future spacecraft a brain of their own. NASA…
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NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars. NASA’s…
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NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering…
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A strange cosmic object nicknamed “The Accident” has given scientists their first glimpse of a…
NASA’s Perseverance rover has identified its most compelling evidence yet for ancient microbial life on…
NASA’s PREFIRE mission, now extended through 2026, is shifting from the poles to a global…
NASA and ISRO’s NISAR satellite has unfurled its record-breaking radar antenna, paving the way for…
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