Read the latest space mission news and science developments related to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system. JPL is a federally-funded research and development center managed by Caltech for NASA. Missions include the Mars 20202 Mission with its Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter, Insight, Curiosity, Juno, NEOWISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and many more.
NASA’s PREFIRE mission, utilizing twin CubeSats, will measure the far-infrared energy emitted by Earth’s polar regions to boost our understanding of how much heat Earth’s…
NASA’s Juno mission captured detailed images of Jupiter during its 59th close flyby, revealing the planet’s colorful belts, swirling storms, and the tiny moon Amalthea….
Data from NASA’s PREFIRE mission will improve our understanding of how the Arctic and Antarctic help to regulate Earth’s climate, the mechanisms of polar ice…
The novel approach to estimating river water storage and discharge also identifies regions marked by ‘fingerprints’ of intense water use. A study led by NASA…
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment also interfaced with the Psyche spacecraft’s communication system for the first time, transmitting engineering data to Earth. Riding aboard…
Over the course of nearly two decades, its powerful radar provided never-before-seen details of clouds and helped advance global weather and climate predictions. CloudSat, a…
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has begun transmitting usable engineering data for the first time since November after a chip failure in one of its onboard…
Imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft provides close-ups of intriguing features on the hellish Jovian moon. Scientists on NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have transformed…
Researchers used satellite data to calculate the depth of water in this transient freshwater body. California’s Death Valley, the driest place in North America, has…
As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future astronomers to make new discoveries….
A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations. Global average sea level…