Curiosity rover detects never-before-seen organic compounds on Mars in new experiment
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building…
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NASA’s Curiosity rover unearths largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars
In a stunning new development, NASA scientists have confirmed that the Curiosity rover has discovered the largest organic…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars
The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better understand…
Are we alone in the universe? JPL’s OWLS, other tools to help search for life in deep space
A team at the Lab has invented new technologies that could be used by future missions to analyze…
No Picnic in the Clouds! It’s JPL aerobot
JPL’s Venus Aerial Robotic Balloon Prototype Aces Test Flights A scaled-down version of the aerobot that could one…
Space News: Planetary-scale ‘heat wave’ discovered in Jupiter’s atmosphere
An unexpected ‘heat wave’ of 700 degrees Celsius, extending 130,000 kilometres (10 Earth diameters) in Jupiter’s atmosphere, has…
Webb space Telescope Captures Clearest View of Neptune’s Rings, Unusual Moon ‘Triton’
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune.…
Mars lander records sound of meteoroids hitting Red Planet (Listen Now)
The Mars lander’s seismometer has picked up vibrations from four separate impacts in the past two years, which…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain; Collects ‘Wildcat Ridge’, analyzes with SHERLOC instrument
NASA’s Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within an area…
NASA to live coverage Artemis I mission Demonstration Test, Host Media Call [Live schedule, streaming website details]
NASA will provide live coverage with commentary of the upcoming Artemis I cryogenic demonstration test beginning at 7:15…
30 Doradus: Thousands of stunning young stars in “cosmic tarantula”captured by James Webb telescope
Thousands of never-before-seen young stars spotted in a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus, captured by NASA’s James Webb…
NASA Engineer Develops Tiny, High-Powered terahertz Laser to Find Water on the Moon
Finding water on the Moon could be easier with a Goddard technology that uses an effect called quantum…