Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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

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

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program

Mini NASA Robot Takes a SWIM

A 16.5-inch-long prototype of a robot designed to explore subsurface oceans of icy moons is reflected in the water’s surface during a test in a competition swimming pool in September 2024.

Posted November 25, 2024

Europa Clipper

Europa

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA’s Europa Clipper: Millions of Miles Down, Instruments Deploying

Headed to Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft is operating without a hitch and will reach Mars in just three months for a gravity assist. NASA’s Europa Clipper, which launched Oct. 14 on a journey to Jupiter’s moon Europa, is already 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth. Two science instruments have deployed hardware that […]

Posted November 25, 2024