One of the most elongated asteroids ever imaged by planetary radar was closely tracked by…
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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.
After completing the first sample depot on another world, the rover continues its hunt for…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory would be among the first to demonstrate that NASA’s new space…
NASA’s Red Planet rover snapped a portrait of the sample depot it has assembled with…
NASA’s Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977, overcame early failures to explore the outer planets and…
Among other discoveries made by the rover, rippled rock textures suggest lakes existed in a…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this stunning image of rhythmic rock layers with a repetitive…
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The Object Belongs to the Poorly Known Sub-Kilometer Category of Asteroids in the Main Belt…
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Ten sample tubes, capturing an amazing variety of Martian geology, have been deposited on Mars’…
Other than Earth, no planet in the solar system has been so thoroughly or long…
Future planetary missions could explore in extremely cold temperatures that stymie existing spacecraft, thanks to…
After the establishment of NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s first major assignment was to explore…
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will provide a trove of data on Earth’s…
In the image above, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is collecting two samples of regolith –…