News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Herschel Sees Intergalactic Bridge Aglow With Stars
do, 17/05/2012
The Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars.
NASA Survey Counts Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
wo, 16/05/2012
Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to the best assessment yet of our solar system's population of potentially hazardous asteroids.
NASA Lends Galaxy Evolution Explorer to Caltech
wo, 16/05/2012
NASA is lending the Galaxy Evolution Explorer to the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, where the spacecraft will continue its exploration of the cosmos.
JPL Invites all Earthlings to Annual Open House
di, 15/05/2012
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., invites the public to its annual Open House on Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving
vr, 11/05/2012
Engineers ran rover-mobility tests on California sand dunes this week in preparation for operating NASA's Curiosity rover after it lands in Mars' Gale Crater.
NASA's New Carbon-Counting Instrument Leaves the Nest
do, 10/05/2012
NASA's first mission dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide moves a step closer to reality with the shipment of its JPL-built science instrument.
NASA's Juno Spacecraft Images Big Dipper
do, 10/05/2012
En route to Jupiter, NASA's Juno mission has snapped a quick photo of a familiar sight in the nighttime sky--the Big Dipper.
NASA Dawn Mission Reveals Secrets of Large Asteroid
wo, 09/05/2012
NASA's Dawn spacecraft provides the first orbital analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta, yielding new insights into its creation with terrestrial planets and Earth's moon.
Opportunity Rolling Again After Fifth Mars Winter
wo, 09/05/2012
With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-tilted outcrop, Greeley Haven.
NASA Spacecraft Detects Changes in Martian Sand Dunes
wo, 09/05/2012
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth.
Overfed Black Holes Shut Down Galactic Star-Making
wo, 09/05/2012
The Herschel Space Observatory has shown galaxies with the most powerful, active black holes at their cores produce fewer stars than galaxies with less active black holes.
NASA's Spitzer Sees the Light of Alien 'Super Earth'
di, 08/05/2012
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time.
NASA to Hold News Conference on Dawn Mission Results
ma, 07/05/2012
NASA will host a news conference on Thursday, May 10, at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) to present a new analysis of the giant asteroid Vesta using data from the agency's Dawn spacecraft.
A NASA Weather 'Eye in the Sky' Marks 10 Years
do, 03/05/2012
With 2,378 spectral eyes measuring our atmosphere, NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder might well be called a "monster" of weather and climate research. On May 4, it turns 10.
Paydirt at 8-Year-Old Mars Rover's 'New Landing Site'
do, 03/05/2012
A crater NASA's Mars rover Opportunity drove for years to reach is paying off with evidence about wet environments older than any recorded at sites the rover has seen before.
Cassini, Saturn Moon Photographer
wo, 02/05/2012
NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully flies by Saturn's moons Enceladus and Dione.
Black Hole Caught Red-Handed in a Stellar Homicide
wo, 02/05/2012
Astronomers have gathered the most direct evidence yet of a supermassive black hole shredding a star that wandered too close.
Cassini to Probe Enceladus Gravity, Take Pictures
di, 01/05/2012
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be making a close flyby of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus on May 2.
100 Days and Counting to NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Landing
vr, 27/04/2012
At 10:31 p.m. PDT today, April 27, (1:31 p.m. EDT), NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, carrying the one-ton Curiosity rover, will be within 100 days from the Martian surface.
Cassini Finds Saturn Moon has Planet-Like Qualities
do, 26/04/2012
Data from NASA's Cassini mission reveal Saturn's moon Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously thought.