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2 days ago · Get the latest news from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, covering topics such as Earth's poles, Mars' climate, Europa's ocean, Webb's galaxy and more. Find out about upcoming launches, missions, events and discoveries.
NASA Technologies Named Among TIME Inventions of 2024
Oct 30, 2024 · NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announces three of its technologies among TIME's Inventions of 2024: solar sailing, deep space optical communications, and Europa Clipper. Learn how these innovations use new structures, lasers, and spacecraft to explore the cosmos.
Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
Oct 14, 2024 · The spacecraft, the largest and most sophisticated ever built for a mission to another planet, will fly by Europa 49 times to search for signs of life. It will use nine science instruments, including an ice-penetrating radar, cameras, and a thermal instrument, to study the moon's icy shell, atmosphere, and interior.
How NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Could Decipher the Moon’s Icy …
Oct 29, 2024 · Lunar Trailblazer is a small satellite that will orbit the Moon and use two instruments to detect and map the forms and locations of water on the lunar surface. The mission, led by Caltech and managed by JPL, will also study how water moves and changes over time and provide insights into the origins and history of lunar water.
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May 10, 2023 · Read the latest news and discoveries from JPL’s dozens of active space missions exploring Earth, the solar system and worlds beyond. Learn about Europa Clipper, Carbon Mapper, Deep Space Optical Communications, sea level rise, and more.
Could Life Exist Below Mars Ice? NASA Study Proposes Possibilities
Oct 17, 2024 · Scientists propose that microbes could find a potential home beneath frozen water on Mars, where sunlight can reach shallow pools of meltwater. Learn how dusty ice on Mars could create a greenhouse effect and support photosynthesis, and …
NASA’s Laser Comms Demo Makes Deep Space Record, …
Oct 3, 2024 · The experiment sent laser signals to and from Psyche, a spacecraft exploring a metal-rich asteroid, at distances up to 290 million miles from Earth. It achieved high data rates, ultra-high-definition video, and broke a record for laser communication in deep space.
Journey to a Water World: NASA’s Europa Clipper Is Ready to …
Oct 13, 2024 · Europa Clipper is a spacecraft that will orbit Jupiter and fly by its icy moon Europa 49 times, searching for signs of life. Learn about its launch date, trajectory, instruments, and objectives in this news article from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed …
Oct 10, 2024 · The Carbon Mapper Coalition's Tanager-1 satellite, equipped with a spectrometer developed at NASA JPL, has captured methane and carbon dioxide emissions from landfills, power plants, and oil fields. The data will help Carbon Mapper identify and measure greenhouse gas point-source emissions on a global scale.
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