JPL News

NASA's Mars 2020 Science Definition Team this week released its recommendations for a rover the agency plans to send to the red planet by 2020. The...

Mars Rover Curiosity Begins Months-Long Journey

One month ago, Mars rover Curiosity began preparing for a 5-mile drive by shifting i...

Mars Rover Opportunity Crosses Botany Bay

NASA today provided an update not on Mars rover Curiosity, but its elder rover...

Cassini to Take Another Photo of Earth From Saturn

One of the most famous images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft is of Saturn as it eclipses the Sun. With the gas giant ba...

Billion-Pixel Panorama of Mars Released by NASA

During its 10 months on the red planet, Mars rover Curiosity has taken hundreds of high-quality photographs of the Martian...

Mars Rover Curiosity Prepares For Long Drive

NASA today revealed that Mars rover Curiosity will soon wrap up its e...

Monster Saturn Hurricane Imaged by Cassini

NASA has revealed new pictures and of a massive hurricane on Saturn taken by the...

Mars Rover Opportunity Found in Standby Mode After Solar Conjunction

The rovers on Mars this month were under a command moratorium as Mars passed behind the sun, an event known as solar conjunction. Now that the solar conjunction has ended, researc...

Meteors Spotted Hitting Saturn’s Rings

Watching stellar impacts as they occur is a rare treat for astronomers. The famous Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter (...

Voyager 1 Module Added to NASA’s Solar System Viewer

There's been some confusion in recent months over whether Voyager 1 has actually exited the Solar System. NASA scientists have...

Mars Rover Curiosity Swaps Computers

NASA announced today that Mars rover Curiosity has switched onboard c...

Mars Rover Curiosity Analyzes Rock Powder

NASA this week announced that Mars rover Curiosity has successfully p...

Mars Rover Curiosity Shows Off Its First Drill Sample

Last week, Mars rover Curiosity, after months of meticulous planning, finally...