Beginning April 2021, the window opens for the first flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.…
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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 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…
Designed to spot potential natural hazards and help researchers measure how melting land ice will…
The near-Earth object was thought to pose a slight risk of impacting Earth in 2068,…
Now uncocooned from its protective carbon-fiber shield, the helicopter is being readied for its next…
A massive X-ray jet from a distant black hole may solve the mystery of how…
A new study tracks the life cycle of the spectacular ultraviolet storms in the big…
Perseverance Captures First Mars Rover Sounds NASA’s newest rover recorded audio of itself crunching over…
The gas-giant orbiter is illuminating the provenance of Jovian polar light shows. New results from…
New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory of Fate of Mars’ Water The new science results indicate…
The interplanetary interloper won’t come closer than 1.25 million miles to Earth, but it will…
Working with the Navajo Nation, the rover team has named features on Mars with words…
Data from the powerful science tool includes sounds of its laser zapping a rock in…
What’s Up for March? Mars and friends in the evening, and a brilliant pair of…