Created at NASA’s JPL, the open-source flight software called F Prime isn’t just powering humanity’s…
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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.
Ingenuity’s ninth flight provided imagery that will help the Perseverance rover team develop its science…
Jupiter’s moon Europa and its global ocean may currently have conditions suitable for life. Scientists…
The AIRS instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite collected temperature readings in the atmosphere and at…
A new paper enriches scientists’ understanding of where the rock record preserved or destroyed evidence…
Ingenuity’s longest and most complex flight crossed tough Martian terrain, providing scientists with valuable images…
In the mid-2030s, every U.S. coast will experience rapidly increasing high-tide floods, when a lunar…
Designed to improve navigation for robotic explorers and the operation of GPS satellites, the technology…
Since Ingenuity’s historic first flight on April 19, where it hovered about 10 feet (3…
NEOWISE has provided an estimate of the size of over 1,850 near-Earth objects, helping us…
https://youtu.be/zeWakBktTSs Perseverance’s First Autonav Drive: Perseverance relies on left and right navigation cameras. The view…
A new paper finds more radar signals suggesting the presence of subsurface ‘lakes,’ but many…
Why do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don’t?…
The historic image of the rover beside the Mars Helicopter proved to be one of…
A Perseverance rover scientist’s favorite shot from the young Mars mission provides a new angle…
When lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic cut local nitrogen oxide emissions, the effect on ozone…
The infrared space telescope is designed to help advance NASA’s planetary defense efforts. NASA has…
The six-wheeled scientist is heading south to explore Jezero Crater’s lakebed in search of signs…