Mini robots that can roll, fly, float and swim, then morph into a single machine?…
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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.
A newly discovered comet has excited the astronomical community this week because it appears to…
Using radar data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, recently published research presents a new scenario to…
Pops of bright blue and green in this image of the Fireworks galaxy (NGC 6946)…
A new view of Hurricane Dorian shows the layers of the storm, as seen by…
Several instruments and spacecraft from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, have eyes on…
NASA’s Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) captured imagery of fires in…
Red rover, red rover, send a name for Mars 2020 right over! NASA is recruiting…
NASA launched its Spitzer Space Telescope into orbit around the Sun on August 25, 2003.…
An atomic clock that could pave the way for autonomous deep space travel was successfully…
New data from NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument, aboard the Aqua satellite, shows the…
An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the…
A new study using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope provides a rare glimpse of…
This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope might look like a lightsaber floating in space,…
On Sunday, December 16, the comet known as 46P/Wirtanen will make one of the 10…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will host a live-streamed Science Chat at 2 p.m. EDT…
NASA will test a parachute for possible future missions to Mars from NASA’s Wallops Flight…
In deep space, accurate timekeeping is vital to navigation, but not all spacecraft have precise…