Jet Propulsion Laboratory

InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport)

Mars

NASA’s InSight Finds Marsquakes From Meteoroids Go Deeper Than Expected

With help from AI, scientists discovered a fresh crater made by an impact that shook material as deep as the Red Planet’s mantle. Meteoroids striking Mars produce seismic signals that can reach deeper into the planet than previously known. That’s the finding of a pair of new papers comparing marsquake data collected by NASA’s InSight […]

Posted February 3, 2025

SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)

Exoplanets

Galaxies

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Stars

The Universe

6 Things to Know About SPHEREx, NASA’s Newest Space Telescope

Shaped like a megaphone, the upcoming mission will map the entire sky in infrared light to answer big questions about the universe. Expected to launch no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, NASA’s SPHEREx space observatory will provide astronomers with a big-picture view of the cosmos like none before.

Posted January 31, 2025

Juno

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jupiter

Jupiter Moons

The Solar System

NASA Juno Mission Spots Most Powerful Volcanic Activity on Io to Date

Even by the standards of Io, the most volcanic celestial body in the solar system, recent events observed on the Jovian moon are extreme. Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission have discovered a volcanic hot spot in the southern hemisphere of Jupiter’s moon Io. The hot spot is not only larger than Earth’s Lake Superior, but […]

Posted January 28, 2025

SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)

Astrophysics Division

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)

Science Mission Directorate

NASA to Preview Sky-Mapping Space Telescope Ahead of Launch

NASA will host a news conference at 12 p.m. EST Friday, Jan. 31, to discuss a new telescope that will improve our understanding of how the universe evolved and search for key ingredients for life in our galaxy. Agency experts will preview NASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and […]

Posted January 27, 2025

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA JPL Prepping for Full Year of Launches, Mission Milestones

Missions will study everything from water on the Moon to the transformation of our universe after the big bang and ongoing changes to Earth’s surface. With 2024 receding into the distance, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is already deep into a busy 2025. Early in the new year, the Eaton Fire came close to JPL, destroying […]

Posted January 23, 2025

Asteroids

Earth's Moon

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Planetary Defense

Planetary Defense Coordination Office

Planetary Science

Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon Rock

Lee esta historia en español aquí. The near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science.

Posted January 22, 2025

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Earth

Earth Science

Earth Science Division

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

How New NASA, India Earth Satellite NISAR Will See Earth

Set to launch within a few months, NISAR will use a technique called synthetic aperture radar to produce incredibly detailed maps of surface change on our planet.

Posted January 21, 2025

Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS)

Aeronautics

Aeronautics Research

Ames Research Center

Astrobiology

Astrophysics

Exoplanets

Glenn Research Center

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Materials Science

Science & Research

Technology

NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards

President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

Posted January 17, 2025

SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe and Ices Explorer)

Goddard Space Flight Center

Heliophysics

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Kennedy Space Center

Launch Services Program

Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Invites Media to Launch of Cosmic Origins, Solar Wind Missions

Media accreditation is open for the launch of two NASA missions that will explore the mysteries of our universe and Sun. The agency is targeting late February to launch its SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) observatory, a space telescope that will create a 3D map of […]

Posted January 13, 2025

NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array)

Astrophysics

Black Holes

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Universe

How Many Black Holes Are Hiding? NASA Study Homes in on Answer

An effort to find some of the biggest, most active black holes in the universe provides a better estimate for the ratio of hidden to unhidden behemoths. Multiple NASA telescopes recently helped scientists search the sky for supermassive black holes — those up to billions of times heavier than the Sun. The new survey is […]

Posted January 13, 2025