The scientists were especially intrigued by strong signals of carbonate minerals detected by Mars orbiters. On Earth, carbonates frequently form in shallow ocean and lake environments capable of ...

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission ...

An overview of solar system missions and research at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...

The Mariner 7 spacecraft made a close flyby of Mars just five days after its twin spacecraft, Mariner 6, in 1969. The Mariner 7 spacecraft made a close flyby of Mars just five days after its twin ...

Equipped with a chemical element analyzer for conducting analyses of the lunar soil, the Surveyor 5 lander was the first spacecraft to do a soil analysis on the moon, or any other world. Equipped with ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission would have provided new insights into the lunar water cycle. NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer ended its mission to the Moon on July 31, 2025. Despite extensive efforts, ...

Ranger 3 was NASA's first attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon. Ranger 3 was NASA's first attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon. The spacecraft was designed to transmit up-close photos of the ...

JPL’s Theodore von Kármán Lecture Series, presented by the Communications and Education Directorate, aimed to bring the excitement of JPL’s missions, instruments and other technologies to an audience ...

Meet the ROC. A center of excellence for current and future rover, aerial, and other surface missions, the Rover Operations Center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory leverages JPL’s decades of ...

An overview of weather missions and research at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...