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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.
A design quirk in the X-ray observatory has made it possible for astronomers to use…
Scientists analyzed coastal water quality in the months following a major Southern California wildfire. Their…
Perseverance uses a drill and a nitrogen-powered cleaning tool to expose fresh Martian rock for…
Perseverance set a distance record during its first multi-sol drive, overcoming challenges in autonomous navigation. …
The selected concepts include three from JPL. The projects are still in the early stages…
A supermassive black hole 9 billion light-years away appears to have a companion black hole…
NASA, NOAA, USGS, and other U.S. government agencies project that the rise in ocean height…
After overcoming dust storm challenges, Ingenuity is set for Flight 20, aiming to fly 1,280…
A Day in the Life of Percy: Sol 345 What does Percy do all day?…
Innovative mini instruments on the International Space Station have produced their first maps of global…
Five years ago, astronomers revealed a spectacular collection of other worlds: the TRAPPIST-1 system. Newspapers…
The first set of middle-schoolers in the agency’s “You’ve Got Perseverance!” campaign was honored with…
The rover has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records, as it…
Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly…
Three abrasions and four sample cores later, the rover has finally departed the Séítah area…
The planet’s auroras are known to produce low-energy X-ray light. A new study finally reveals…
Perseverance recently collected a core sample from a rock named “Malay” at the Issole outcrop…