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Jonathan Lunine Appointed Chief Scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA· 4 days agoAs part of his new role as JPL’s chief scientist, Jonathan Lunine has also been appointed professor...
Webb Telescope Uncovers a Mysterious Carbon Treasure Trove Around Young Star
SciTechDaily· 1 day agoUsing the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have discovered a rich variety of carbon molecules in a protoplanetary disk around a low-mass star, suggesting a unique type of planet-forming ...
NASA is commissioning 10 studies on Mars Sample Return—most are commercial
Ars Technica· 2 days agoNASA announced Friday that it will award contracts to seven companies, including SpaceX and Blue...
Mapping Earth’s Waterways From Space: How SWOT Transforms Flood Forecasting
SciTechDaily· 6 days agoThe SWOT satellite, a collaborative effort between NASA and CNES, is revolutionizing flood...
Don’t Miss: Planets Dominate the Morning Sky
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoPlanets rule the a.m., and what’s that bright light? All month – All the planetary action continues to be in the morning sky, with Saturn and Mars rising...
Liftoff for PREFIRE and Ice! Rocket Lab Launches Second Polar Heat CubeSat
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoThis mission is aimed at understanding Earth’s heat loss to space from polar regions. Each of the...
Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal
Space via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHow deep are Europa's ice sheets? Could the moon sustain life? The Europa Clipper Mission, which is...
This morning's "parade of planets" proved "underwhelming." NASA gave a date for an even better and...
CBS News· 6 days agoYou may have heard about a "parade of planets" that was set to grace the early morning skies on...
NASA Launches Second Small Climate Satellite to Study Earth’s Poles
NASA· 5 days agoThe second of NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) two satellites is...
Farside Seismic Suite Before Testing at JPL
NASA· 7 days agoIn a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California in March 2024, engineers and technicians work to prepare the agency's Farside...