The results represent an early step toward developing what researchers hope will become the ability to forecast whether a slow-moving landslide will collapse.
Climate change is driving more volatile precipitation patterns around the world – very dry stretches punctuated by storms that drop large amounts of rain or snow in a short amount of time. While wetter and drier spells may have certain…
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NASA’s Juno Gets Highest-Resolution Close-Up of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Observations from the spacecraft’s pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in remarkable imagery and unique…
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Testing, Testing: Space-Bound US-European Water Mission Passes Finals
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A rigorous testing program is the best way to ensure that every part of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography…
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NASA, USGS Map Minerals to Understand Earth Makeup, Climate Change
These new observations can be used to identify the presence of a wide variety of minerals as well as mineral weathering or alteration.
NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will map portions of the southwest United States for critical minerals using advanced airborne…
NASA-Built Weather Sensors Capture Vital Data on Hurricane Ian
September 29, 2022
A pair of microwave radiometers collected data on the storm as they passed over the Caribbean Sea aboard the International Space Station.
Two recently launched instruments that were designed and built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to…
NASA’s Juno Will Perform Close Flyby of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
September 23, 2022
As the spacecraft makes a close approach of the moon, it is expected to provide valuable science – and remarkable imagery – for NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper mission.
On Thursday, Sept. 29, at 2:36 a.m. PDT (5:36 a.m. EDT), NASA’s Juno spacecraft will come…
NASA’s Asteroid-Striking DART Mission Team Has JPL Members
September 23, 2022
It’s a bold and complex undertaking to try impacting an asteroid. JPL is there to assist with navigators, communications, and more.
On Monday, Sept. 26, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission has the challenging goal of crashing its spacecraft into Dimorphos, a small moonlet orbiting a larger asteroid by the name of Didymos. While the asteroid poses no threat to Earth, this…
NASA’s InSight ‘Hears’ Its First Meteoroid Impacts on Mars
September 19, 2022
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NASA’s InSight ‘Hears’ Its First Meteoroid Impacts on Mars
The Mars lander’s seismometer has picked up vibrations from four separate impacts in the past two years.
NASA’s InSight lander has detected seismic…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
September 15, 2022
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and is yielding promising samples for the NASA-ESA Mars…
NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations
September 12, 2022
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NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations
Members of the mission will discuss the rover’s activities as it gathers samples in an ancient river delta.
NASA will host a briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to provide highlights from…
