JPL News
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NASA Ships Sensors for Seafaring Satellite to France
NASA's instruments for the next in a series of missions to chart sea level and improve weather, climate and ocean forecasts have shipped overseas for spacecraft integration.
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Herschel Space Observatory Finds Galaxy Mega Merger
A massive and rare merging of two galaxies has been spotted in images taken by the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA participation.
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Forecast for Titan: Wild Weather Could be Ahead
Two new models with implications for NASA's Cassini mission suggest the onset of spring in Titan's northern hemisphere could bring waves and hurricanes.
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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland."
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Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock
NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by water.
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Galaxy's Ring of Fire
This ring of fire "burns, burns, burns" with young stars.
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NASA Helps Pinpoint Glaciers' Role in Sea Level Rise
A new study of glaciers worldwide from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise.
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Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship
Asteroid 1998 QE2 will get no closer than about 3.6 million miles at time of closest approach on May 31 at 1:59 p.m. Pacific (4:59 p.m. Eastern).
