28 October 2020
Unexpected molecule found in Titan's atmosphere
... trying to figure out if Titan is habitable,” said Rosaly Lopes, a senior research scientist and Titan expert at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. “So we want to know what compounds from the atmosphere get to the surface...
08 September 2021
Success! Perseverance collects its first Mars rock sample
... imaged by the rover's instruments and later confirmed by mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California after receiving the data. “For all of NASA science, this is truly a historic moment,” said Thomas Zurbuchen...
08 February 2019
Mars MarCO CubeSats go quiet
... was achieved with experimental technology that cost a fraction of what most space missions do: $18.5 million provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, which built the CubeSats. WALL-E was last heard from on Dec. 29; EVE...
21 November 2018
Jezero Crater chosen as landing site for Mars 2020 mission
... challenges with safely landing were considered prohibitive,” said Ken Farley, project scientist for Mars 2020 at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “But what was once out of reach is now conceivable, thanks to the 2020 engineering team and advances...
31 January 2020
A final farewell to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
... alone," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. "This Great ...them, then truly incredible things will happen." NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, conducts mission...
December 2014
India joins the major league with the Mars Orbiter Mission
... Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 5 November 2013, carrying the Mars Orbiter Mission This apart, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Pasadena in California provided back-up support to track MOM through its deep-space networks at Goldstone...
