Category: Space
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Will Look at Mars Through These ‘Eyes’
A pair of zoomable cameras will help scientists and rover drivers with high-resolution color images.
When it launches this summer, NASA’s Perseverance rover will have … Read More
Newly Reprocessed Images of Europa Show ‘Chaos Terrain’ in Crisp Detail
Work is ongoing to refine images NASA’s Galileo spacecraft captured of Europa as scientists prepare for exploration of Jupiter’s icy moon.
The surface of Jupiter’s … Read More
NASA-Developed Ventilator Authorized by FDA for Emergency Use
The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed the device for coronavirus patients with rapid production in mind. The license is being offered for free to manufacturers.… Read More
NASA Space Laser Missions Map 16 Years of Ice Sheet Loss
Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland account for roughly a half-inch of sea level rise between 2003 and 2019.
Using the most advanced Earth-observing laser … Read More
Meet the People Behind NASA’s Perseverance Rover
These are the scientists and engineers who built NASA’s next Mars rover and who will guide it to a safe landing in Jezero Crater.
Behind … Read More
Today Is the Last Day to Vote for NASA’s 12 Webby Award Nominations
You can cast your ballots through May 7 for this year’s nominees, which include six JPL websites and social media efforts.
The Rolling Stones on … Read More
Q&A with the Student Who Named Ingenuity, NASA’s Mars Helicopter
As a longtime fan of space exploration, Vaneeza Rupani appreciates the creativity and collaboration involved with trying to fly on another planet.
Vaneeza Rupani, an … Read More
Alabama High School Student Names NASA’s Mars Helicopter
Vaneeza Rupani’s essay was chosen as the name for the small spacecraft, which will mark NASA’s first attempt at powered flight on another planet.
Destined … Read More
Asteroid 1998 OR2 to Safely Fly Past Earth This Week
The large near-Earth object is well known to astronomers and will get no closer than 3.9 million miles to our planet.
A large near-Earth asteroid … Read More
Spitzer Telescope Reveals the Precise Timing of a Black Hole Dance
The recently retired infrared observatory was the only telescope to spot a far-off flash of light that holds clues about the physical characteristics of these … Read More
NASA CubeSat Will Shine a Laser Light on the Moon’s Darkest Craters
To support the next wave of human exploration, the Lunar Flashlight mission will look for potential ice hidden at the Moon’s South Pole.
As astronauts … Read More
NASA Develops COVID-19 Prototype Ventilator in 37 Days
A high-pressure ventilator designed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for rapid production is being tested for use in medical centers.
A new high-pressure ventilator … Read More
How NASA’s Perseverance Mars Team Has Adjusted to Work in the Time of Coronavirus
Like much of the rest of the world, the Mars rover team is pushing forward with its mission-critical work while putting the health and safety … Read More
Whatever Sea Level Rise Brings, NASA Will Be There
From keeping tabs on rising seas, to flooding mitigation and disaster response, NASA has us covered.
Greenland and coastal Louisiana may not seem to have … Read More
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Gets Balanced
The mission team performed a crucial weight-balancing test on the rover in preparation for this summer’s history-making launch to the Red Planet.
With 13 weeks … Read More
California Nebula Stars in Final Mosaic by NASA’s Spitzer
The image composite is just one of hundreds that the infrared observatory produced during its 16 years in space.
Five days before NASA’s Spitzer Space … Read More
NASA Observes Earth Day With Downloadable Art
To honor the day’s 50th anniversary, NASA’s JPL has unveiled posters in which our home planet is the star.
When Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders … Read More
Simulating Early Ocean Vents Shows Life’s Building Blocks Form Under Pressure
By mimicking rocky seafloor chimneys in the lab, scientists have produced new evidence that these features could have provided the right ingredients to kick-start life.… Read More
Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA Kepler Data
While the star it orbits is much smaller than our Sun, it gets about 75% of the sunlight Earth does. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory managed … Read More
NASA’s Curiosity Keeps Rolling As Team Operates Rover From Home
The Mars mission has learned to meet new challenges while working remotely.
For people who are able to work remotely during this time of social … Read More
