Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Earth Science
Earth
Earth Surface & Interior
General
GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)
GRACE-FO (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
LAGEOS (LAser GEOdynamics Satellite)
Oceans
Water on Earth
Seasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to its geometric center. NASA scientists are on the case, tracking the oscillations because Earth’s center of mass is a crucial reference point for satellite navigation and elevation measurements.
Posted September 16, 2026
Jason-CS (Continuity of Service) / Sentinel-6
Earth Science Division
Earth's Atmosphere
Extreme Weather Events
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Natural Disasters
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite
Sentinel-6B
Water on Earth
Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics
Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial industries, including shipping. The satellite now is flying 30 seconds behind its predecessor, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich.
Posted September 9, 2026
Missions
Astrophysics
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Science Mission Directorate
Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman pairs a large field of […]
Posted August 30, 2026
Deep Space Network
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Research and Technology Mission Directorate
Space Communications & Navigation Program
Space Operations Mission Directorate
NASA’s Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency’s deep space communications and navigation system.
Posted August 26, 2026
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Astrophysics Division
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center
Science Mission Directorate
Coverage plans are ready for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope prelaunch and launch activities. Roman is NASA’s next-generation observatory designed to explore some of the universe’s biggest mysteries, including dark energy. NASA and SpaceX are targeting Roman’s liftoff for no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug.
Posted August 24, 2026
MAIA (Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols)
Earth
Earth Science
Earth's Atmosphere
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A NASA-funded air pollution monitoring network has provided one of the most detailed long-term views yet of the role of black carbon, or soot produced by fires, diesel vehicles, and other combustion sources, in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.
Posted August 17, 2026
Mars
Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Perseverance (Rover)
Phobos
Planetary Science
The Solar System
Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Earth appears as a point of light in the Martian sky, disappearing behind the crescent of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons. This is the first time humanity has captured from the surface of […]
Posted August 5, 2026
Moon Base
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Johnson Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Headquarters
NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient outpost near the Moon’s South Pole for science, technology, and eventual human operations.
Posted August 4, 2026
Astrophysics
Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center
Launch Services Office
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
On July 27, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida installed a memory card containing 1,350,144 names as part of a commemorative plaque on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The names were submitted by people globally, including astronauts from Artemis II and Artemis III. The memory card will travel with the Roman observatory […]
Posted July 31, 2026
Curiosity (Rover)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars Exploration Program
Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)
As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission scientists: honeycomb-like textures called polygonal fractures, each one about 1.5 to 3 inches (4 to 8 centimeters) across.
Posted July 29, 2026
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