A carved-out cloud of gas and dust looks like a celestial jack-o’-lantern in this image…
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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.
In a dark conference room, a pumpkin gently landed on the Moon, its retrorockets smoldering,…
NASA’s Latest Exoplanet Posters Are a Halloween Treat Just in time for Halloween, NASA has…
A new selfie taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is breathtaking, but it’s especially meaningful…
This time-lapse video, taken on October 8, 2019, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,…
This October marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter…
October 11, 2019, marked the 25th anniversary of the end of a space mission that…
Eight briefcase-size satellites flying in a row may be key to improving forecasts of a…
If you could travel back in time 3.5 billion years, what would Mars look like?…
In this picture from September 28, 2019, engineers and technicians working on the assembly and…
The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), the third in a U.S.-European series of satellite missions…
NASA’s InSight lander, which is on a mission to explore the deep interior of Mars,…
New kinds of organic compounds, the ingredients of amino acids, have been detected in the…
Astronomers have spotted three giant black holes within a titanic collision of three galaxies. The…
Last night, NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver — extraordinarily…
Put an ear to the ground on Mars and you’ll be rewarded with a symphony…
This infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust…
[Editor’s Note: The Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) was officially renamed the Nancy Grace…