Jet Propulsion Laboratory

After 2½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, the rover will ascend to an area where it will search for more discoveries that could rewrite Mars’ history. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will soon begin a monthslong ascent up the western rim of Jezero Crater that is likely to include some of the steepest […]

Posted August 14, 2024

Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL)

Biological & Physical Sciences

International Space Station (ISS)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Science & Research

NASA Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Cool’ Quantum Sensor for First Time in Space

Future space missions could use quantum technology to track water on Earth, explore the composition of moons and other planets, or probe mysterious cosmic phenomena. NASA’s Cold Atom Lab, a first-of-its-kind facility aboard the International Space Station, has taken another step toward revolutionizing how quantum science can be used in space.

Posted August 13, 2024

NEOWISE

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Headquarters

NEO Surveyor (Near-Earth Object Surveyor Space Telescope)

Planetary Defense Coordination Office

Planetary Science Division

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)

NASA Mission Concludes After Years of Successful Asteroid Detections

Engineers on NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) mission commanded the spacecraft to turn its transmitter off for the last time Thursday. This concludes more than 10 years of its planetary defense mission to search for asteroids and comets, including those that could pose a threat to Earth.

Posted August 9, 2024

Armstrong Flight Research Center

Aeronautics

Earth

Earth Science

Earth Science Division

Earth's Atmosphere

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA Aircraft

Science in the Air

Science Mission Directorate

NASA Aircraft Gathers 150 Hours of Data to Better Understand Earth

Operating internationally over several countries this summer, NASA’S C-20A aircraft completed more than 150 hours of science flights across two months in support of Earth science research and overcame several challenges throughout its missions.

Posted August 8, 2024

Curiosity (Rover)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Radioisotope Power Systems (RPS)

Here’s How Curiosity’s Sky Crane Changed the Way NASA Explores Mars

Twelve years ago, NASA landed its six-wheeled science lab using a daring new technology that lowers the rover using a robotic jetpack. NASA’s Curiosity rover mission is celebrating a dozen years on the Red Planet, where the six-wheeled scientist continues to make big discoveries as it inches up the foothills of a Martian mountain. Just […]

Posted August 7, 2024

Technology Transfer & Spinoffs

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Robotics

Spinoffs

Technology Transfer

Tech Today: Flipping NASA Tech and Sticking the Landing

NASA tech adds gecko grip to phone accessory

Posted August 6, 2024

Glenn Research Center

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Planetary Science

Science-enabling Technology

Technology Highlights

Quantum Scale Sensors used to Measure Planetary Scale Magnetic Fields

Magnetic fields are everywhere in our solar system. They originate from the Sun, planets, and moons, and are carried throughout interplanetary space by solar wind.

Posted August 6, 2024

Astrophysics

Chandra X-Ray Observatory

For Educators

Hubble Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Nebulae

Science Activation

Spitzer Space Telescope

AstroViz: Iconic Pillars of Creation Star in NASA’s New 3D Visualization

NASA’s Universe of Learning – a partnership among the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Caltech/IPAC, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and part of the NASA Science Activation program portfolio – recently released a new 3D visualization of the towering clouds of cosmic dust and gas a

Posted August 5, 2024

Perseverance (Rover)

Astrobiology

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Mars

Mars 2020

Mars Sample Return (MSR)

The Solar System

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock

The six-wheeled geologist found a fascinating rock that has some indications it may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, but further research is needed. A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA’s Perseverance rover.

Posted July 25, 2024