09 January 2017
X-rays from a 'missing link' neutron star could shed light on magnetar mystery
... object contains a bit of the 'astrophysical DNA' of two different families of neutron stars," said Tom Prince, an astrophysicist at JPL/Caltech in Pasadena. "We are looking forward to finding other examples of this type of transitional object."
22 February 2017
NASA announces the discovery of first-ever exoplanet system with seven Earth-size planets
... close orbits of the TRAPPIST-1 planets are reminiscent of Jupiter and its system of orbiting moons. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech "This is the most exciting result I have seen in the 14 years of Spitzer operations," said Sean Carey...
10 March 2017
New interplanetary radar technique spots "lost" lunar spacecraft
... degrees, or half a cycle from the old orbital estimates from 2009," said Ryan Park, the manager of JPL's Solar System Dynamics group, who delivered the new orbit back to the radar team. "But otherwise...
14 April 2017
Cassini finds evidence for hydrothermal vent activity on Enceladus
... with rock at the bottom of the ocean of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, producing hydrogen gas. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Southwest Research Institute Fortuitously, Enceladus is not the only ‘hot bed’ of activity in the Solar System...
14 May 2018
Best evidence yet for plumes on Europa
...) with the Galileo spacecraft after its pass through a plume erupting from Europa's surface. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Michigan
29 June 2018
All things asteroid: Who, What, Where and When
... Paul Chodas, manager of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California about the boulder-sized asteroid designated 2018 LA. But perhaps the most notable asteroid...
