New results from NASA's GRAIL mission yield insights into the huge impacts that dominated the early…
Month: October 2016
Catalog of Known Near-Earth Asteroids Tops 15,000
The 15,000th near-Earth asteroid (2016 TB57) was discovered this month.
No Balloons for JPL’s Birthday, Just a ‘Satelloon’
80 years of daring to do what few others have tried, including bouncing radio signals off…
Further Clues to Fate of Mars Lander, Seen From Orbit
The most powerful telescope orbiting Mars provides new details of the scene where Europe's test lander…
NASA Moon Mission Shares Insights into Giant Impacts
New results from NASA's GRAIL mission yield insights into the huge impacts that dominated the early…
Art Turns Public Eyes (and Ears) Toward Space
"Orbit," an educational experience, lets the public explore satellites through sound.
Catalog of Known Near-Earth Asteroids Tops 15,000
The 15,000th near-Earth asteroid (2016 TB57) was discovered this month.
Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars Viewed From Orbit
This Oct. 25, 2016, image shows the area where the European Space Agency's Schiaparelli test lander…
Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars Viewed From Orbit
This Oct. 25, 2016, image shows the area where the European Space Agency's Schiaparelli test lander…
NASA Missions Harvest a Passel of ‘Pumpkin’ Stars
NASA's Kepler and Swift missions have found rapidly rotating stars producing more than 100 times our…