Astronomers Identify a Quadruple Star System, 30 Ari
Using the Robo-AO adaptive optics system and the PALM-3000 adaptive optics system, astronomers have identified a planet in a quadruple star system for only the…
JPL News
Plasma Irregularities in the Polar Ionosphere Can Distort GPS Signals
New research from scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at the University of New Brunswick looks at irregularities in the ionosphere, comparing turbulence in…
A New Way to Detect the Early Stages of Massive Star Formation
Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, volunteers discovered a new way to detect the early stages of massive star formation. Sometimes it takes a…
Asteroid 2004 BL86 Has a Small Moon
As asteroid 2004 BL86 made its way past Earth yesterday, scientists were able to better measure the asteroid’s size, rotation and location and detected a…
Small Helicopter Could Improve the Exploration of Mars
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working on a small helicopter that could ‘scout’ a trail for future Mars rovers. Getting around on Mars…
NASA’s Dawn Spacecraft Closes in on Ceres, Delivers New Images
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has captured new images of dwarf planet Ceres. As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft closes in on Ceres, new images show the dwarf planet…
Mysterious Ecosystem May Hold Clues to Alien Life
Scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveal that the extreme oasis of life deep in the Caribbean Sea may hold clues to life on other…
Jupiter’s Red Spot – A Product of Simple Chemicals Being Broken Apart by Sunlight
New data from NASA’s Cassini mission reveal that the color of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart…
First Resolved Image of the Nucleus of a Long-Period Comet
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured new images of comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring, resulting in the first resolved image of the nucleus of a…
NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory to Study Ultra-Cold Quantum Gases
Researchers will use NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory to study ultra-cold quantum gases, exploring how atoms interact in microgravity when they have almost no motion due…
Small Asteroid 2014 RC to Pass Near Earth
This coming Sunday a twenty meter asteroid called 2014 RC will safely pass near Earth at a distance of about 25,000 miles. A small asteroid,…
New Rosetta Image of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Taken by ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft, this new image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet’s nucleus. The image was taken…
NASA Discovers Further Evidence of Dry Ice Gullies on Mars
A new study details further evidence of dry ice gullies on Mars, revealing that the gullies on Mars’ surface are primarily formed by the seasonal…
Astronomers View Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 HQ124 as it Passes Earth
Using the Deep Space Network antenna and two other radio telescopes, astronomers were able to capture radar observations of asteroid 2014 HQ124 as it passed…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Views Mercury Passing in Front of the Sun
This new animated image from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows Mercury passing in front of the Sun. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has imaged the planet Mercury…
Spitzer Discovers a Rare Supernova Where a Dead Star “Fed” Off an Aging Star
Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers examined a rare example of Type Ia explosion in which a dead star “fed” off an aging…
NASA’s Cassini Views Uranus for the First Time
On April 11, 2014, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took its first-ever image of the planet Uranus, shown in the distance beyond Saturn’s rings. The robotic spacecraft…
Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede May Have Oceans and Ice Stacked Up in Multiple Layers
New research based on laboratory experiments shows that Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have oceans and ice stacked up in multiple layers like a club sandwich….