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A self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity rover taken on Sol 2082 (June 15, 2018). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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Mars Rover: 8 Martian Postcards to Celebrate Curiosity’s Landing Anniversary

August 3, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has seen a lot since August 5, 2012, when it first set its wheels inside the 96-mile-wide (154-kilometer-wide) basin of Gale Crater. Its mission: to study whether Mars had the water, […]

Located in Canberra, Australia, the Deep Space Network's Deep Space Station 43 spans 70 meters (230 feet), making it the largest steerable parabolic antenna in the Southern Hemisphere. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA’s Canberra Deep Space Station 43 Getting an Upgrade

July 9, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Used for communicating with distant spacecraft, a massive radio antenna is being retrofitted to prepare it for a busy future of solar system exploration The Deep Space Network is NASA’s interplanetary switchboard that enables constant […]

Arctic sea ice was photographed in 2011 during NASA's ICESCAPE mission. Photo credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen
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NASA Study: Arctic Ice Melt Is Changing Ocean Currents

February 13, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  A major ocean current in the Arctic is faster and more turbulent as a result of rapid sea ice melt, a new study from NASA shows. The current is part of a delicate Arctic […]

SpaceX launches Dragon, resupply mission to the International Space Station on December 5, 2019. Source:: NASA TV
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SpaceX Dragon Heads to International Space Station with NASA Science

December 5, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

  Upgraded science hardware for the Cold Atom Lab — built and operated by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California — is among the cargo on-board the Dragon spacecraft. The experimental physics facility allows […]

Team members JPL's Public Engagement and Digital News offices gather onstage with those of the Mars InSight mission and with JPL deputy director Larry James at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA Wins Two Emmy Awards for Interactive Mission Coverage

September 17, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

By Andrew Good, JPL NASA’s efforts to engage a broader audience in exploration through the use of social media and online features was recognized with two Emmy Awards for interactive programming this weekend. During ceremonies […]

The first aerospace accelerator at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will give startups the opportunity to apply for a three-month program to help JPL develop new technology for space. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA’s JPL Seeking Applicants for First Space Accelerator

March 21, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA’s first aerospace accelerator program, co-sponsored by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, will select 10 startup companies to take part in a three-month pilot program to develop new technologies for space. Applications […]

This panorama from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover was taken on Dec. 19 (Sol 2265). The rover's last drill location on Vera Rubin Ridge is visible, as well as the clay region it will spend the next year exploring. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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Mars Curiosity Rover Departs Vera Rubin Ridge, Video Released

February 12, 2019 Kay Whatley

After exploring Mars’ Vera Rubin Ridge for more than a year, NASA’s Curiosity rover recently moved on. But a new 360-video lets the public visit Curiosity’s final drill site on the ridge, an area nicknamed […]

A small section of the ruptured fault from the Palu earthquake. Credit: ©2018 European Union/Pierre Prakash/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Deadly Indonesian Quake Was a Rare “Superfast” Event

February 4, 2019 Guest Author or Contributor

Last September’s major earthquake near Palu City on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi was a rare supershear event, a new study has found. Fewer than 15 of these superfast-moving, extra-powerful earthquakes have ever been identified. […]

An artist's concept of interstellar asteroid 1I/2017 U1 ('Oumuamua) as it passed through the solar system after its discovery in October 2017. Image: European Southern Observatory / M. Kornmesser
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NASA Learns More About Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua

November 17, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

In November 2017, scientists pointed NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope toward the object known as ‘Oumuamua — the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system. The infrared Spitzer was one of many telescopes pointed […]

The Cat's Paw Nebula, imaged here by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope using the MIPS and IRAC instruments, is a star-forming region that lies inside the Milky Way Galaxy. New stars may heat up the surrounding gas, which can expand to form "bubbles." Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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JPL: Newborn Stars Blow Bubbles in the Cat’s Paw Nebula

October 23, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Cat’s Paw Nebula, so named for the large, round features that create the impression of a feline footprint. The nebula is a star-forming region in the […]

Distribution of surface ice at the Moon's south pole (left) and north pole (right), detected by NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument. Blue represents the ice locations, plotted over an image of the lunar surface, where the gray scale corresponds to surface temperature (darker representing colder areas and lighter shades indicating warmer zones). The ice is concentrated at the darkest and coldest locations, in the shadows of craters. This is the first time scientists have directly observed definitive evidence of water ice on the Moon's surface. Source: NASA
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Ice Confirmed at the Moon’s Poles

August 21, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

In the darkest and coldest parts of its polar regions, a team of scientists has directly observed definitive evidence of water ice on the Moon’s surface. These ice deposits are patchily distributed and could possibly […]

Notice: 42nd assembly of the Committee on Space Research, COSPAR 2018 in Pasadena, California.
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“City of Astronomy” to Host COSPAR Gathering of Space Experts

July 11, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

From July 14 to 22, 2018, the world’s leading experts in space science, including some from NASA, will gather in Pasadena, California — informally known as the City of Astronomy — for the 42nd assembly of […]

This artist's illustration shows 'Oumuamua racing toward the outskirts of our solar system, and is annotated with the locations of the planetary orbits. As the complex rotation of the object makes it difficult to determine the exact shape, there are many models of what it could look like. Source: JPL
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Our Solar System’s First Known Interstellar Object Gets Unexpected Speed Boost

June 28, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

Using observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, an international team of scientists has confirmed ′Oumuamua (oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah), the first known interstellar object to travel through our solar system, got an unexpected boost in […]

ASTER image acquired May 6, 2018 picks up hotspots on the thermal infrared bands - shown in yellow. These hotspots are newly formed fissures and lava flows. Source: NASA
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NASA Satellite Images Show Fissures from Hawaii Volcano

May 8, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

The eruption of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii triggered a number of gas- and lava-oozing fissures in the East Riff Zone of the volcano. The fissures and high levels of sulfur dioxide gas […]

This artist's concept shows the InSight lander, its sensors, cameras and instruments. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA’s First Mission to Study the Interior of Mars Awaits Launch on May 5

May 4, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

All systems are go for NASA’s next launch to the Red Planet. The early-morning liftoff on Saturday of the Mars InSight lander will mark the first time in history an interplanetary launch will originate from the […]

In 2018, NASA is scheduled to launch two new satellite missions and conduct an array of field research that will enhance our view of Earth's ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, snow cover, and permafrost. Collectively, these frozen regions are known as the Cryosphere. Credit: NASA
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NASA Renews Focus on Earth’s Frozen Regions

April 3, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

In 2018, NASA will intensify its focus on one of the most critical but remote parts of our changing planet with the launch of two new satellite missions and an array of airborne campaigns. The […]

Source: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California
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Shapeshifters, Biobots, and Visionary Tech? NASA Says Yes And Invests

March 31, 2018 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA is investing in technology concepts that include meteoroid impact detection, space telescope swarms and small orbital debris mapping technologies that may one day be used for future space exploration missions. Five of the concepts […]

Voyager 1 photo of the solar system taken in 1990 showing Earth as a pale blue dot. Source: NASA/JPL
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NASA Fires Up Voyager 1’s TCM Thrusters after 37 Years

December 4, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor My son’s old car sat on the driveway for two months before I tried to move it. Starting the car took me three tries and the engine growled at the effort […]

The contribution of melting ice in Greenland to sea level rise in New York City (inset). Red indicates the greatest sea level contribution, blue is the smallest to no contribution. A new NASA tool lets users research the contributions of all regions of global land ice to sea levels in 293 port cities. Data image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Google. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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NASA Links Port-City Sea Levels to Regional Ice Melt

November 28, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Pat Brennan, NASA Sea Level Portal A new NASA tool links changes in sea level in 293 global port cities to specific regions of melting land ice, such as southern Greenland and the Antarctic Peninsula. […]

The Terksol Observatory. Image: INASAN
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Astronomers Complete First International Asteroid Tracking Exercise

November 6, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By DC Agle (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and Dwayne Brown / Laurie Cantillo (NASA HQ) An international team of astronomers led by NASA scientists successfully completed the first global exercise using a real asteroid to test global […]

Left: Greenland topography color coded color-coded from 4,900 feet (1,500 meters) below sea level (dark blue) to 4,900 feet above (brown). Right: Regions below sea level connected to the ocean; darker colors are deeper. The tin white line shows the current extent of the ice sheet. Credit: UCI
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JPL: New Greenland Maps Show More Glaciers at Risk

November 1, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Carol Rasmussen, NASA’s Earth Science News Team New maps of Greenland’s coastal seafloor and bedrock beneath its massive ice sheet show that two to four times as many coastal glaciers are at risk of accelerated […]

AREE is a clockwork rover inspired by mechanical computers. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA Concept: A Clockwork Rover for Venus

August 25, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Andrew Good, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California A good watch can take a beating and keep on ticking. With the right parts, can a rover do the same on a planet like Venus? A concept […]

Screenshot of earthquake locations in NASA animation.
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Oklahoma Earthquakes: Sleuthing for Seismic Answers in the Sooner State

June 30, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA-led Study Examines Geology of Oklahoma’s Largest Earthquake By Alan Buis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Oklahomans are no strangers to Mother Nature’s whims. From tornadoes and floods to wildfires and winter storms, the state sees more than […]

NASA Discovers a New Mode of Ice Loss in Greenland Rink Glacier in western Greenland, with a meltwater lake visible center.This animation shows a solitary wave passing through Rink Glacier, Greenland, in 2012. This animation shows a solitary wave passing through Rink Glacier, Greenland, in 2012, recorded by the motion of a GPS station (circle with arrow). Darker colors within the flow indicate mass loss, red colors show mass gain. The star marks the center of the wave. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
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NASA Discovers a New Mode of Ice Loss in Greenland

May 25, 2017 Kay Whatley

Written by Carol Rasmussen (NASA Earth Science News Team), Alan Buis (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) A new NASA study finds that during Greenland’s hottest summers on record, 2010 and 2012, the ice in Rink Glacier on the […]

Artist's concept of the Psyche spacecraft, which will conduct a direct exploration of an asteroid thought to be a stripped planetary core. Image credit: SSL/ASU/P. Rubin/NASA/JPL-Caltech.
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NASA Moves Up Launch of Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid

May 24, 2017 Kay Whatley

By D.C. Agle (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Karin Valentine (Arizona State University-School of Earth and Space Exploration), Laurie Cantillo (NASA HQ), and Dwayne Brown (NASA HQ) Psyche, NASA’s Discovery Mission to a unique metal asteroid, has been moved […]

The atmosphere of the distant "warm Neptune" HAT-P-26b, illustrated here, is unexpectedly primitive, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. Credit: NASA/GSFC.
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“Warm Neptune” Has Unexpectedly Primitive Atmosphere

May 12, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Elizabeth Zubritsky, NASA A study combining observations from NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes reveals that the distant planet HAT-P-26b has a primitive atmosphere composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. Located about 437 light […]

This artist's concept shows a hypothetical planet covered in water around the binary star system of Kepler-35A and B. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
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Searching for Planet B? Earth-Sized “Tatooine” Planets Could Be Habitable

April 12, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Elizabeth Landau, Jet Propulsion Laboratory With two suns in its sky, Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine in “Star Wars” looks like a parched, sandy desert world. In real life, thanks to observatories such as […]

Aaron Curtis, a post-doctoral scholar at JPL, measures gases inside an ice cave. Carbon dioxide levels can be especially high inside the caves, so gas monitors are necessary for safety. Image: Dylan Taylor.
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JPL Tests Robotics in Ice Caves Near Active Volcano

February 13, 2017 Kay Whatley

Descent into a Frozen Underworld By Andrew Good, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, jpl.nasa.gov Mt. Erebus is at the end of our world — and offers a portal to another. It’s our planet’s southernmost active volcano, reaching 12,448 […]

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By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

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The Strange-ness: US Government Decides Not To Build Death Star

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By Kay Whatley, Editor Did you know that any American can start a petition for change? On petitions.whitehouse.gov, you can sign or start petitions for the issues you’d like to see the government address. Any petition reaching 100,000 […]

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The Strange-ness: Attempt to Set Guinness World Record for Goat Yoga

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As part of the 2018 Denver County Fair in Denver, Colorado, the Goat Yoga Session will include an “official attempt” at the world record for largest Goat Yoga session. This second-annual Goat Yoga session will begin July […]

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