Sue Smrekar really wants to go back to Venus. In her office at NASA’s Jet…
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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.
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current flows in a loop around Antarctica, connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and…
Upgraded science hardware for the Cold Atom Lab — built and operated by NASA’s Jet…
Aviation Week & Space Technology is bestowing a prestigious Laureate award on NASA’s pair of…
Dust storms are common on Mars. But every decade or so, something unpredictable happens: A…
As NASA continues preparations for the summer 2020 Florida launch of its Mars 2020 rover,…
Fifty years ago today, during their second moonwalk, Charles “Pete” Conrad Jr. and Alan Bean…
Earth’s climate is changing, and the study of oceans is vital to understanding the effects…
A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica this month to perform a gymnastic…
Aerojet Rocketdyne and NASA recently demonstrated an Advanced Electric Propulsion System (AEPS) thruster at full…
The first map showing the global geology of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has been completed…
[Editor’s Note: The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) was officially renamed the Nancy Grace…
As any geologist worth his or her salt will tell you, there are rocks, and…
Scientists with NASA’s Mars 2020 rover have discovered what may be one of the best…
The era NASA called “Faster, Better, Cheaper” started with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory agreeing to…
NASA will contribute an instrument to a European space mission that will explore the atmospheres…
It only happens about 13 times a century and won’t happen again until 2032, so…
In this time-lapse video, taken on October 9, 2019, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in…