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NASA Satellite Spots a Mystery That's Gone in a Flash
NASA's NuSTAR X-ray observatory saw a flash of light that could be produced only by an extremely energetic event. Scientists are investigating what could have caused the flare.
New Models Suggest Titan Lakes Are Explosion Craters
A new theory, based on radar data from NASA's Cassini mission, proposes that some of Titan's lakes formed when pockets of nitrogen blew out basins that filled with methane.
NASA's Mars 2020 Comes Full Circle
Aiming to pinpoint the Martian vehicle's center of gravity, engineers took NASA's 2,300-pound Mars 2020 rover for a spin in the clean room at JPL.
Newly Discovered Comet Is Likely Interstellar Visitor
Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) has excited the astronomical community because it appears to have originated from outside the solar system.
NASA's WFIRST Will Help Uncover the Universe's Fate
Here's how an upcoming NASA space observatory called the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) will help illuminate the cosmic puzzle known as dark energy.
NASA Wins Two Emmy Awards for Interactive Mission Coverage
NASA-JPL's coverage of the Mars InSight landing earns one of the two wins, making this the NASA center's second Emmy.
Deadline Closing for Names to Fly on NASA's Next Mars Rover
You have until Sept. 30 to send your names to Mars aboard the Mars 2020 rover.
NASA Mars Mission Connects With Bosnian Town
A letter from NASA was presented to the mayor of Jezero, Bosnia-Herzegovina, honoring the connection between the town and Jezero Crater, the Mars 2020 rover landing site.
WFIRST Space Telescope Fitted for 'Starglasses'
The ongoing search for planets around other stars will get a boost from a new NASA telescope, thanks to a cutting-edge iteration of an instrument called a coronagraph.
Black Hole Seeds Missing in Cosmic Garden
How do the most monstrous black holes in the universe form? It's a mystery that could be solved by slightly smaller black holes - but there's no firm evidence they...
NASA Designing Shapeshifting Robots for Saturn's Moons
JPL robotics engineers are experimenting with Shapeshifter, a swarm of small robots that can morph into different vehicles to explore alien worlds.
Found: Three Black Holes on Collision Course
Several observatories, including NASA's WISE and NuSTAR, captured three giant black holes within a titanic collision of galaxies.
Spitzer Spots a Starry Region Bursting With Bubbles
Wind and radiation from hundreds to thousands of stars have turned this dusty region into cosmic Swiss cheese, filling it with dozens of bubbles.
NASA's InSight 'Hears' Peculiar Sounds on Mars
Listen to the marsquakes and other, less-expected sounds that the Mars lander has been detecting.
NASA's Juno Prepares to Jump Jupiter's Shadow
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver to avoid a mission-ending shadow cast by Jupiter during an upcoming flyby.
NASA's Push to Save the Mars InSight Lander's Heat Probe
The scoop on the end of the spacecraft's robotic arm will be used to 'pin' the mole against the wall of its hole.
NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Tests Descent-Stage Separation
A crane lifts the rocket-powered descent stage away from NASA's Mars 2020 rover after technicians tested the pyrotechnic charges that separate the two spacecraft.
NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds an Ancient Oasis on Mars
New evidence suggests salty, shallow ponds once dotted a Martian crater - a sign of the planet's drying climate.
Celebrating a Mission That Changed How We Use Radar
Twenty-five years ago, SIR-C/X-SAR flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour for a final transformative mission observing large-scale environmental processes on Earth.
HiRISE Views NASA's InSight and Curiosity on Mars
New images taken from space offer the clearest orbital glimpse yet of InSight as well as a view of Curiosity rolling along.
Mars 2020 Unwrapped and Ready for Testing
In time-lapse video, bunny-suited engineers remove the inner layer of protective foil on NASA's Mars 2020 rover after it was relocated for testing.
Naming a NASA Mars Rover Can Change Your Life
Want to name the robotic scientist NASA is sending to Mars in 2020? The student who named Curiosity - the rover currently exploring Mars - will tell you this is...
New Selfie Shows Curiosity, the Mars Chemist
The NASA rover performed a special chemistry experiment at the location captured in its newest self-portrait.
Mars 2020 Stands on Its Own Six Wheels
In time-lapse video, taken at JPL, captures the first time NASA's Mars 2020 rover carries its full weight on its legs and wheels.
NASA's Latest Exoplanet Posters Are a Halloween Treat
In the spirit of vintage horror movie advertisements, the free-to-download posters highlight horrifyingly inhospitable planets outside our solar system.
Spitzer Telescope Spots a Ghoulish Gourd
Look closer to see why scientists studying this distant cloud of dust and gas think it resembles a cosmic jack-o'-lantern.
Voyager 2 Illuminates Boundary of Interstellar Space
Five new research papers detail Voyager 2's observations since it exited the heliosphere, or the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by our Sun.
California's Kincade Fire Burn Scar Seen From Space
The extent of the damage wrought by the Northern Californian wildfire was imaged by NASA's ASTER instrument aboard the Terra satellite.