JPL
JPL Tests Big with a Supersonic Parachute for Mars
"You wanna go to Mars, you wanna go big? Then you gotta test big here," says mechanical engineer Michael Meacham,…
50 Years of Talking to Space: a NASA Social for the Deep Space Network
When you're talking to spacecraft billions of miles away, you need a powerful voice. And when you're listening for their faint…
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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- Mars Science Laboratory
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Curiosity rover maneuvers around ‘Kimberley’ seeking potential Red Planet Drill Sites
Curiosity maneuvers into ‘Kimbeley’ and scans scientifically intriguing Martian rock outcrops in search of next drilling location exhibiting several shallow…
NEOWISE Spots a “Weirdo” Comet
NASA's NEOWISE mission -- formerly known as just WISE -- has identified the first comet of its new near-Earth object…
Stars Boil Before They Blow Up, Says NuSTAR
Supernovas are some of the most energetic and powerful events in the observable Universe. Briefly outshining entire galaxies, they are…
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
- NASA
- Solar System
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Holy Wheels, Sharp Rocks Force NASA’s Curiosity rover to Seek Smoother Pathway to Mount Sharp
Up close photomosaic view shows lengthy tear in rover Curiosity’s left front wheel caused by recent driving over sharp edged…
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Spirit Rover Landed on Mars 10 Years Ago Today
Ten Years Ago, Spirit Rover Lands on Mars This bird's-eye view from August 2005 combines a self-portrait of the spacecraft…
- Curiosity
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Kennedy Space Center
- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
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Happy New Year’s Day 2014 from Mars – Curiosity Celebrates 500 Sols Spying Towering Mount Sharp Destination
Curiosity Celebrates 500 Sols on Mars on Jan. 1, 2014 NASA’s Curiosity rover snaps fabulous new mosaic spying towering Mount…
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Mars
- Mars Science Laboratory
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Rough Red Planet Rocks Rip Rover Curiosity Wheels
Photomosaic shows new holes and tears in several of rover Curiosity’s six wheels caused by recent driving over sharp edged…
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Returns 1st Flyby images of Earth while Sailing On to Jupiter
Following the speed boosting slingshot of Earth on Wednesday, Oct. 9, that sent NASA’s Juno orbiter hurtling towards Jupiter, the…