To support the next wave of human exploration, the Lunar Flashlight mission will look for…
Browsing: JPL
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.
In December 1993, NASA held its collective breath as seven astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour…
The mission team performed a crucial weight-balancing test on the rover in preparation for this…
A high-pressure ventilator designed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for rapid production is being…
The image composite is just one of hundreds that the infrared observatory produced during its…
UCI, NASA JPL project tracking Earth-sensing satellite turnover yields striking results. During the exceptionally warm…
To honor the day’s 50th anniversary, NASA’s JPL has unveiled posters in which our home…
The Mars mission has learned to meet new challenges while working remotely. For people who…
A new JPL-led challenge is seeking ideas for scientific instruments that could fit inside a…
The team also fueled the rover’s sky crane to get ready for this summer’s history-making…
Not quite planets and not quite stars, brown dwarfs are cosmic in-betweeners. Learning about their…
New mapping of the giant planet’s upper atmosphere reveals likely reason why it’s so hot.…
NASA’s Juno mission captured this look at Jupiter’s tumultuous northern regions during the spacecraft’s close…
An array of six spacecraft, each about the size of a toaster oven, will help…
After the rover was shipped from JPL to Kennedy Space Center, the team is getting…
The shape of the ground beneath Denman Glacier, which is melting from the bottom up,…
[Editor’s Note: The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) was officially renamed the Nancy Grace…
The ice giant Uranus appears to be losing a bit of its atmosphere to space,…