Using data from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, scientists have been working hard to determine the story…
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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.
Two new papers based on observations from the low-altitude mapping orbit of the Dawn mission…
Using NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes and gravitational lensing, astronomers have spotted what could…
A newly published study from scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory provides the first direct…
NASA’s Opportunity rover discovered puzzling spherical objects on Mars at a rock outcrop called Kirkwood.…
For the first time, a team of astronomers have spotted two new “Hot Jupiter” planets,…
Using data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have detected carbon-dioxide snow clouds on Mars…
A newly published study examines the “habitable zone” that scientists believe might play a role…
NASA engineers are planning to run Curiosity’s arm through six to 10 consecutive days of…
As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft moves away from the giant asteroid Vesta and is now headed…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully performed its first deep-space maneuver, firing its main engine and changing…
Documented in three new studies, data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission was used…
Using the 100-millimeter telephoto lens and the 34-millimeter wide angle lens of the Mast Camera…
Launched roughly 35 years ago, NASA’s Voyager 2 and Voyager 1 spacecraft are poised to…
Over the last few weeks NASA’s Curiosity rover has been recording weather measurements and soil…
Set to launch in 2016, NASA’s new Discovery-class mission, called InSight, will probe Mars at…
NASA’s Curiosity rover fired its Chemistry and Camera instrument laser for the first time, hitting…
The HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this color-enhanced image of the Curiosity…