To avoid patches of knife-edged rocks, the mission has taken an alternative path up Mount…
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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 first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet has garnered an award…
Perseverance is outpacing previous rovers with record distances of 319.8 meters in a day. Ingenuity’s…
https://youtu.be/xO1MTESGOOI What’s Up for April? Conjunction junction and a hidden surprise in the Big Dipper.…
Perseverance has spent a little over one Earth year in Jezero crater. In the last…
A new study based on recordings made by the rover finds that the speed of…
There’s a huge amount of variety among exoplanets – planets located outside our solar system.…
Scientists will compare thermophysical properties from rover to orbital data and analog measurements gathered on…
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the newest addition to a long line of ocean-monitoring satellites, becomes the…
The SPHEREx mission will have some similarities with the James Webb Space Telescope. But the…
Perseverance’s SuperCam is analyzing mysterious purple coatings on Martian rocks in Jezero Crater to determine…
NASA’s Juno mission captured this view of Jupiter’s southern hemisphere during the spacecraft’s 39th close…
The count of confirmed exoplanets just ticked past the 5,000 mark, representing a 30-year journey…
Part of an ongoing project to grow the capacity of the Deep Space Network, which…
The rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins…
Major smashups between rocky bodies shaped our solar system. Observations of a similar crash give…
Planning Perseverance’s daily activities involves a coordinated team effort, with roles like the tactical documentarian…
With its recent 21st flight complete, the Red Planet rotorcraft is on its way to…