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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.
The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission is able to measure ocean features, like…
A computer pilot helps NASA’s six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, on its 854th Martian day, demonstrated its autonomous navigation capabilities by…
Perseverance begins the Margin Campaign on Mars, exploring the origins and significance of Jezero Crater’s…
The JPL-led international team used the island as a stand-in for Venus to test radar…
NASA-Built Greenhouse Gas Detector Moves Closer to Launch The instrument will enable the nonprofit organization…
Believed to be a remnant of powerful ancient debris flows, Gediz Vallis Ridge is a…
Harmful algae can endanger public health and coastal ecosystems and economies. Advances in satellite imaging…
Riding with the Perseverance rover, the instrument has proved to be a viable technology for…
Bound for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche mission is targeting October…
Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch…
Data from the PREFIRE mission will inform climate and ice models, providing better projections of…
NASA is working with its international partners to study the ancient Earth as it relates…
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NASA is testing technologies in space and on the ground that could increase bandwidth to…
“Behind the Spacecraft” is a series of short videos that offer glimpses of the people…
New research suggests the same conditions that created the cracks could have been favorable to…