A technique for scanning Mars rocks for microscopic fossils of ancient life is also being…
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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.
New research methods may lead to earlier predictions of volcanic eruptions. Although there are telltale…
The Ingenuity team has identified a software solution for the command sequence issue identified on…
For two decades, the longest-lived spacecraft at the Red Planet has helped locate water ice,…
Based on data from the Ingenuity Mars helicopter that arrived late Friday night, NASA has…
NASA Selects Innovative Concepts for Exploration JPL’s Lunar Crater Radio Telescope advanced concept is among…
The small rotorcraft’s “Wright brothers moment” is one Mars day away. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter…
A unique positioning technology is being developed to pinpoint firefighters inside buildings where other positioning…
NASA’s newest Mars rover used a camera on the end of its robotic arm to…
Perseverance’s MEDA will help us understand how to prepare astronauts for a future on the…
April Highlights Morning planets, a sunset arch, and finding Leo the lion… April 7: Jupiter,…
Making it through the frigid Martian temperatures after being deployed by NASA’s Perseverance rover is…
Beginning April 2021, the window opens for the first flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.…
Ingenuity will soon operate solo on Mars, using solar energy to survive freezing nights and…
MEDLI2 was one of the crucial technologies onboard the rover’s protective aeroshell that helped document…
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have the potential to harbor life. The spacecraft will use multiple…
The rover also snapped a pair of panoramas to create a 3D view of the…
Set to launch next year, the agency’s Psyche spacecraft will explore a metal-rich asteroid in…