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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Deciphers Ancient History of Martian Lake - NASA
Now at 1,000 days on Mars, the mission has traversed an ancient river and lake system, collecting valuable samples along the way.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Sensor Produces First Global Maps of Surface Minerals in Arid Regions - NASA
EMIT delivers first-of-a-kind maps of minerals in Earth’s dust-source areas, enabling scientists to model the fine particles’ role in climate change and more.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Helps Study One of the World’s Most Diverse Ecosystems - NASA
NASA satellite and airborne tools aid an international team studying biodiversity on land and in the water around South Africa.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Helps Study One of the World’s Most Diverse Ecosystems - NASA
NASA satellite and airborne tools aid an international team studying biodiversity on land and in the water around South Africa.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Students Create Elaborate Homemade Machines for JPL Competition - NASA
To compete in a race against the clock and each other, 18 student teams built complicated contraptions for the annual Invention Challenge at NASA’s JetNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Helps Study One of the World’s Most Diverse Ecosystems - NASA
NASA satellite and airborne tools aid an international team studying biodiversity on land and in the water around South Africa.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Psyche Delivers First Images and Other Data - NASA
The mission team has celebrated several successes since its launch from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 13. The latest is the operation of the spacecraft’sNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Mission Excels at Spotting Greenhouse Gas Emission Sources - NASA
Since launching 16 months ago, the EMIT imaging spectrometer aboard the International Space Station has shown an ability to detect more than just surfaceAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab Sets Stage for Quantum Chemistry in Space - NASA
The remotely operated facility aboard the International Space Station has created another tool that researchers can use to probe the fundamental nature of theAnthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Data Reveals Possible Reason Some Exoplanets Are Shrinking - NASA
A new study could explain the ‘missing’ exoplanets between super-Earths and sub-Neptunes.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
Trailblazing New Earth Satellite Put to Test in Preparation for Launch - NASA
During three weeks in a thermal vacuum chamber in Bengaluru, India, the joint NASA-ISRO satellite demonstrated its hardiness in a harsh, space-like environment.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Time Is Running Out to Add Your Name to NASA’s Europa Clipper - NASA
Six weeks remain for you to add your name to a microchip that will ride aboard the spacecraft as it explores Jupiter’s moon Europa.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low - NASA
Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Mars Fleet Will Still Conduct Science While Lying Low - NASA
Rovers and orbiters will continue collecting limited data during a two-week communications pause due to the position of Earth, the Sun, and the Red Planet.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Juno Finds Jupiter’s Winds Penetrate in Cylindrical Layers - NASA
The finding offers deeper insights into the long-debated internal structure of the gas giant.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
NASA Analysis Finds Strong El Niño Could Bring Extra Floods This Winter - NASA
Such high-tide flooding that inundates roads and buildings along the west coast of the Americas tends to be uncommon outside of El Niño years, but that couldNaomi Hartono (NASA)
Euclid Spots a Spiral Galaxy - NASA
This view of spiral galaxy IC 342 is one of five first science images released by the Euclid mission on Nov. 7, 2023. The ESA-led (European Space Agency)NASA
First Science Images Released From ESA Mission With NASA Contributions - NASA
The new images from the Euclid mission include a cluster of thousands of distant galaxies, demonstrating the spacecraft’s unique abilities.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Clocks 4,000 Days on Mars - NASA
The mission team is making sure the robotic scientist, now in its fourth extended mission, is staying strong, despite wear and tear from its 11-year journey.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Flights Link Methane Plumes to Tundra Fires in Western Alaska - NASA
Methane ‘hot spots’ in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are more likely to be found where recent wildfires burned into the tundra, altering carbon emissions from theNaomi Hartono (NASA)
JPL Engineers Put Their Skills to the Test With Halloween Pumpkins - NASA
Pumpkin carving reaches new heights during the annual competition, where spacecraft-building engineers mix ingenuity and creativity for some spectacularAnthony Greicius (NASA)
Data From NASA’s WISE Used to Preview Lucy Mission’s Asteroid Dinkinesh - NASA
Researchers have utilized infrared survey data to refine the asteroid’s size and surface brightness in support of the Nov. 1 encounter by NASA’s Lucy mission.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
See SWOT Mission’s Unprecedented View of Global Sea Levels - NASA
Data on sea surface heights around the world from the international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission yields a mesmerizing view of the planet’s ocean.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Is Locating Ice on Mars With This New Map - NASA
The map could help the agency decide where the first astronauts to the Red Planet should land. The more available water, the less missions will need to bring.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Readying a Little Rover - NASA
An engineer prepares a small rover for testing in a thermal vacuum chamber on Oct. 24, 2023, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. ThisNASA
How NASA Is Protecting Europa Clipper From Space Radiation - NASA
To explore the mysterious ice-encrusted moon Europa, the mission will need to endure bombardment by radiation and high-energy particles surrounding Jupiter.Randal K. Jackson (NASA)
NASA’s Voyager Team Focuses on Software Patch, Thrusters - NASA
The efforts should help extend the lifetimes of the agency’s interstellar explorers.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Journey to a Metal-Rich World: NASA’s Psyche Is Ready to Launch
The spacecraft is targeting an Oct. 12 liftoff atop a Falcon Heavy rocket. Its destination, a metal-rich asteroid, may tell us more about how planets form.Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
5 Things to Know About NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications
Slated to launch on Oct. 12 with the Psyche mission, DSOC will demonstrate technologies enabling the agency to transmit higher data rates from deep space.Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
NASA’s Perseverance Captures Dust-Filled Martian Whirlwind
The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater.Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
NASA-Led Study Pinpoints Areas of New York City Sinking, Rising
Scientists using space-based radar found that land in New York City is sinking at varying rates from human and natural factors. A few spots are rising.Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)