Scientists Just Tested a Thruster Powerful Enough for Human Missions to Mars
A type of advanced electric propulsion system thruster. Credit: NASA NASA’s new electric propulsion engine set a U.S.…
NASA’s New AI Processor Is 500x Faster Than Current Space Computers
Small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor packs the…
NASA Fires Up Record-Breaking Plasma Thruster for Future Mars Missions
NASA has fired up a record-breaking lithium plasma thruster that could transform future missions to Mars. The powerful…
A renewed threat to JPL as the Trump administration tries again to cut NASA
WASHINGTON — NASA recaptured the world’s attention with Artemis II, which took astronauts to the moon and back for the…
How one image taken from 3.7 billion miles away proved Earth is a speck in space
Voyager 1’s photographs included Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus. According to NASA’s website, ‘Mars was obscured by…
NASA wants to blow up this asteroid with a nuclear charge before it reaches the Moon
Many celestial objects travel within our solar system, and sometimes they can pose a significant threat to Earth…
JPLers Get Layoff Update Letter
Keith’s note: JPLers got this email this morning from JPL Human Resources about the “Phase Two reorganization and…