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NASA’s Europa Clipper Unpacks in Florida - NASA
Crews rotated to vertical then lifted NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft from its protective shipping container after it arrived at the Payload HazardousNASA
Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance - NASA
Information from the PREFIRE mission will illuminate how clouds and water vapor in the Arctic and Antarctic influence the amount of heat the poles radiateAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission - NASA
The technology behind the two seismometers that make up NASA’s Farside Seismic Suite was used to detect more than a thousand Red Planet quakes.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA to Measure Moonquakes With Help From InSight Mars Mission - NASA
The technology behind the two seismometers that make up NASA’s Farside Seismic Suite was used to detect more than a thousand Red Planet quakes.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Ongoing Venus Volcanic Activity Discovered With NASA’s Magellan Data - NASA
An analysis of data from Magellan’s radar finds two volcanoes erupted in the early 1990s. This adds to the 2023 discovery of a different active volcano inAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Helen Ling, Changemaker - NASA
Helen Ling, seen here in a photo from Feb. 16, 1973, was influential in the inclusion of women in STEM positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. AfterNASA
New Images From Euclid Mission Reveal Wide View of the Dark Universe - NASA
With NASA contributions, the mission will complement dark energy studies to be made by the agency’s upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s Psyche Fires Up Its Sci-Fi-Worthy Thrusters - NASA
The spacecraft already is beyond the distance of Mars and is using ion propulsion to accelerate toward a metal-rich asteroid, where it will orbit and collectAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Tool Gets Ready to Image Faraway Planets - NASA
A technology demo on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help increase the variety of distant planets scientists can directly image.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
5 Things to Know About NASA’s Tiny Twin Polar Satellites - NASA
Called PREFIRE, this CubeSat duo will boost our understanding of how much heat Earth’s polar regions radiate out to space and how that influences our climate.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Juno Provides High-Definition Views of Europa’s Icy Shell - NASA
Imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft shows some intriguing features on the ice-encased Jovian moon.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
How ‘Glowing’ Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought - NASA
An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s Juno Mission Spots Jupiter’s Tiny Moon Amalthea - NASA
NASA’s Juno mission captured these views of Jupiter during its 59th close flyby of the giant planet on March 7, 2024. They provide a good look at Jupiter’sNASA
NASA Selects Commercial Service Studies to Enable Mars Robotic Science - NASA
Nine companies have been selected to conduct early-stage studies of concepts for commercial services to support lower-cost, higher-frequency missions to theNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars - NASA
The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the RedNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds - NASA
Over the course of nearly two decades, its powerful radar provided never-before-seen details of clouds and helped advance global weather and climateNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Juno Gives Aerial Views of Mountain, Lava Lake on Io - NASA
Imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft provides close-ups of intriguing features on the hellish Jovian moon.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Says Goodbye … for Now - NASA
The final downlink shift by the Ingenuity team was a time to reflect on a highly successful mission — and to prepare the first aircraft on another world forNaomi Hartono (NASA)
SWOT Satellite Helps Gauge the Depth of Death Valley’s Temporary Lake - NASA
Data from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission helped researchers to calculate the depth of water in this transient freshwater body.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Tech Today: Folding NASA Experience into an Origami Toolkit - NASA
Math for designing lasers becomes artist’s key to creating complex crease patternsAndrew Wagner (NASA)
Media Get Close-Up of NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper - NASA
Excitement is mounting as the largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for a planetary mission gets readied for an October launch.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Announces 3 Personnel Appointments - NASA
The staff changes tap into a deep well of talent and experience across JPL as the laboratory looks to the future.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s NEOWISE Extends Legacy With Decade of Near-Earth Object Data - NASA
As the infrared space telescope continues its long-duration survey of the universe, it is creating a unique resource for future astronomers to make newAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Rock Sampled by NASA’s Perseverance Embodies Why Rover Came to Mars - NASA
The 24th sample taken by the six-wheeled scientist offers new clues about Jezero Crater and the lake it may have once held.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
How NASA Spotted El Niño Changing the Saltiness of Coastal Waters - NASA
New findings have revealed a coastal realm highly sensitive to changes in runoff and rainfall on land.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Europa Clipper Survives and Thrives in ‘Outer Space’ on Earth - NASA
A gantlet of tests prepared the spacecraft for its challenging trip to the Jupiter system, where it will explore the icy moon Europa and its subsurface ocean.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
CADRE Rovers’ Test Drive in the Mars Yard - NASA
Two full-scale development model rovers, part of NASA's Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) technology demonstration, drive in theNASA
NASA Analysis Sees Spike in 2023 Global Sea Level Due to El Niño - NASA
A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
US, Germany Partnering on Mission to Track Earth’s Water Movement - NASA
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment-Continuity mission will extend a decades-long record of following shifting water masses using gravity measurements.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact - NASA
After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Student-Built Robots Clash at Competition Supported by NASA-JPL - NASA
Hand-crafted robots, constructed over the past two months by 44 high school teams, duked it out at the FIRST Robotics Los Angeles regional competition.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Leslie Livesay Named Deputy Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory - NASA
The first woman to serve as JPL’s deputy director, Livesay serves under Laurie Leshin, the first woman to lead the lab.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Unveils Design for Message Heading to Jupiter’s Moon Europa - NASA
When it launches in October, the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a richly layered dispatch that includes more than 2.6 million names submittedNaomi Hartono (NASA)
SWOT Satellite Catches Coastal Flooding During California Storms - NASA
Operated by NASA and the French space agency, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission provides a new view of water on land, at the coast, and in theAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s Planetary Radar Images Slowly Spinning Asteroid - NASA
During the close approach of 2008 OS7 with Earth on Feb. 2, the agency’s Deep Space Network planetary radar gathered the first detailed images of theNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Telescopes Find New Clues About Mysterious Deep Space Signals - NASA
Using two of the agency’s X-ray telescopes, researchers were able to zoom in on a dead star’s erratic behavior as it released a bright, brief burst of radioAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Team Assessing SHERLOC Instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Rover - NASA
Engineers are working to stabilize a dust cover on one of the science instrument’s cameras.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
University High School Wins Regional Science Bowl at NASA’s JPL - NASA
After months of preparation, more than 100 students competed at the fast-paced annual academic competition hosted by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Puts Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology to the Test - NASA
A cutting-edge tool to view planets outside our solar system has passed two key tests ahead of its launch as part of the agency’s Roman Space Telescope by 2027.Anthony Greicius (NASA)