A new NASA paper provides the most detailed map to date of near-surface water ice…
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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.
Even as the Perseverance rover approaches Mars, technology on board is paying off on Earth.…
NASA’s Newest Rover Has an Autopilot Called Terrain-Relative Navigation The view of the Sea of…
Now just a year and a half from launch, the mission to explore a metal-rich…
Seven minutes of harrowing descent to the Red Planet is in the not-so-distant future for…
Precise measurements reveal that the exoplanets have remarkably similar densities, which provides clues about their…
The addition brings new capabilities to the network, which acts as an interplanetary switchboard, connecting…
A new study tracing the sources of carbon dioxide, the most significant human-generated greenhouse gas,…
NASA’s DC-8 is flight-ready and preparing for the CPEX-AW atmospheric research campaign with ESA. The…
Ingenuity, a technology experiment, is preparing to attempt the first powered, controlled flight on the…
NASA JPL’s new virtual tour lets users explore mission control, spacecraft models, and more from…
The spacecraft, which has been gathering data on the gas giant since July 2016, will…
NASA’s Lucy mission will explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids to better understand the early solar system.…
The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but…
NASA’s Perseverance rover will record Mars’ sounds for the first time, with audio expected to…
As the rover has continued to ascend Mount Sharp, it found distinctive benchlike rock formations.…
An international team of scientists may be close to detecting faint ripples in space-time that…
The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which has started its approach to the Red Planet, will…