Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars

Mars 2020

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reaches Top of Jezero Crater Rim

The road ahead will be even more scientifically intriguing, and probably somewhat easier-going, now that the six-wheeler has completed its long climb to the top. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has crested the top of Jezero Crater’s rim at a location the science team calls “Lookout Hill” and rolling toward its first science stop after the […]

Posted December 12, 2024

Juno

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA’s Juno Mission Uncovers Heart of Jovian Moon’s Volcanic Rage

A new study points to why, and how, Io became the most volcanic body in the solar system. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an ocean of magma. The finding solves […]

Posted December 12, 2024

Climate Change

Earth

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)

Goddard Space Flight Center

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Water on Earth

NASA Study: Crops, Forests Responding to Changing Rainfall Patterns

Earth’s rainy days are changing: They’re becoming less frequent, but more intense. Vegetation is responding.

Posted December 11, 2024

Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)

Earth

Earth Science Division

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Oceans

NASA-DOD Study: Saltwater to Widely Taint Coastal Groundwater by 2100

Intrusion of saltwater into coastal groundwater can make water there unusable, damage ecosystems, and corrode infrastructure.

Posted December 11, 2024

Ingenuity (Helicopter)

Astrobiology

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars

Mars 2020

Perseverance (Rover)

NASA Performs First Aircraft Accident Investigation on Another World

The review takes a close look the final flight of the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, which was the first aircraft to fly on another world. Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and AeroVironment are completing a detailed assessment of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s final flight on Jan.

Posted December 11, 2024

VERITAS (Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR, Topography & Spectroscopy)

ADEOS (Advanced Earth Observing Satellite) / MIDORI

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Venus

Leader of NASA’s VERITAS Mission Honored With AGU’s Whipple Award

Suzanne Smrekar, geophysicist and principal investigator of the agency’s upcoming VERITAS mission to Venus, is NASA JPL’s first recipient of the prestigious award. Suzanne Smrekar, a senior research scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, received the Fred Whipple Award on Monday, Dec.

Posted December 9, 2024

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Students Aim High at NASA JPL ‘Candy Toss’ Competition

Treats went flying through the air by the dozens at the annual Invention Challenge at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The 25th Invention Challenge at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which welcomed more than 200 students to compete using home-built devices, was pretty sweet this year. Literally.

Posted December 7, 2024

Voyager Program

Heliophysics

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Voyager 1

Voyager 2

NASA JPL Unveils the Dr. Edward Stone Exploration Trail

A series of plaques stretching through the heart of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers highlights of the space explorer’s career and the Voyager mission he led. Family members, colleagues, and local dignitaries gathered on Friday, Dec.

Posted December 6, 2024

Earth

Earth Science Division

Goddard Space Flight Center

Heliophysics

Heliophysics Division

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Langley Research Center

Planetary Science Division

The Solar System

The Sun

Annual Science Conference to Highlight NASA Research

NASA researchers will present findings on Earth science, planetary science, and heliophysics at the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 annual meeting in Washington, DC, beginning on Monday, Dec. 9.

Posted December 6, 2024

Armstrong Flight Research Center

C-20A

Earth Science

Earth's Atmosphere

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA’s C-20A Studies Extreme Weather Events

On a changing planet, where phenomena like severe hurricanes, landslides, and wildfires are becoming more severe, scientists need data to assess and model disaster impacts and to potentially make predictions about hazards.

Posted December 4, 2024