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NASA Launches Second Small Climate Satellite to Study Earth’s Poles
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Called IceNode, the project envisions a fleet of autonomous robots that would help determine the melt rate of ice shelves. .
Aug. 29, 2024
The mirrors for NASA’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other spacecraft components is accelerating. .
Aug. 28, 2024
Extreme wildfires like these will continue to have a large impact on global climate. .
The largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for planetary exploration just got its ‘wings’ — massive solar arrays to power it on the journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. .
Aug. 27, 2024
Using cameras designed for navigation, scientists count ‘fireflies’ to determine the amount of radiation the spacecraft receives during each orbit of Jupiter. .
Aug. 20, 2024
Developed by the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the imaging spectrometer will provide actionable data to help reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. .
Aug. 16, 2024
They used data from NASA’s WISE telescope, which later became the NEOWISE mission, to discover the faint, fast-moving object zooming out of the Milky Way. .
Aug. 15, 2024
JPL is supporting seven projects in the MOSAICS program, which helps build relationships between college faculty and NASA researchers while providing mentorship for students. .
Aug. 14, 2024
After 3½ years exploring Jezero Crater’s floor and river delta, the rover will ascend to an area where it will search for more discoveries that could rewrite Mars’ history. .
Future space missions could use quantum technology to track water on Earth, explore the composition of moons and other planets, or probe mysterious cosmic phenomena. .
Aug. 13, 2024
The infrared NEOWISE space telescope relayed its final data to Earth before the project team at JPL sent a command that turned off its transmitter. .
Aug. 8, 2024
Twelve years ago, NASA landed its six-wheeled science lab using a daring new technology that lowers the rover using a robotic jetpack. .
Aug. 7, 2024
