Space

. Getting NASA Data to the Ground With Lasers Two optical ground stations, including one managed by JPL, will support NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration mission when it launches this fall. NASA launches satellites, rovers, and orbiters to investigate humanity’s place in the Milky Way. When these missions reach their destinations, their…

. Upgrading the Space Station’s Cold Atom Lab With Mixed Reality NASA is looking into whether mixed reality technology could help with repairs and upgrades on the cutting-edge Cold Atom Lab aboard the space station. NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is a first-of-its-kind physics laboratory operating in Earth orbit. About the size of a mini-fridge, it hosts…

. NASA to Host Briefing to Reveal New Findings From Jupiter’s Atmosphere The mission’s science team will reveal new findings that provide a more comprehensive understanding of the gas giant’s roiling atmosphere. NASA will hold a virtual media briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 28, to discuss the latest results from the agency’s Juno…

. NEID Spectrometer Lights Up Path to Exoplanet Exploration A new NASA instrument will look for planets by detecting subtle wobbles from their parent stars. To prepare, it will study the Sun. As NASA expands its quest to discover exoplanets – planets beyond our solar system – it also grows its toolbox. Over the summer, a new tool called NEID…