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View of the Earth as seen by Apollo 17

November 25, 2009

New Report Provides Update on Recent Climate Changes

JPL researcher Eric Rignot contributed to "The Copenhagen Diagnosis," a new report that synthesizes pertinent climate research over the past four years.

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Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights

November 24, 2009

Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance Of Saturn's Northern Lights

In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness high above the ringed planet.

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The Big Thaw? NASA Satellites Detect Unexpected Ice Loss in East Antarctica

November 24, 2009

The Big Thaw? NASA Satellites Detect Unexpected Ice Loss in East Antarctica

A new study using NASA satellite data finds East Antarctica's ice sheet may not be as stable as previously thought.

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Artist concept of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

November 24, 2009

Team Plans Uplink of Protective Files

The team operating NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter plans to uplink protective files to the spacecraft next week as one step toward resuming the orbiter's research and relay activities.

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Artist's concept of QuikScat

November 23, 2009

NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat Satellite

NASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna.

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two young brown dwarfs

November 23, 2009

Spitzer Telescope Observes Baby Brown Dwarf

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed -- a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed.

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Free Spirit

November 23, 2009

Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall

Spirit experienced a wheel stall with the right-rear wheel during the second step of a two-step drive on Sol 2092 (Saturday, Nov. 21).

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Wise at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

November 23, 2009

Wise a Bit Closer to the Sky

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, is now perched atop its rocket in preparations for a Dec. 9 liftoff.

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Unprocessed image from Cassini's Enceladus flyby

November 21, 2009

Cassini Sends Back Images of Enceladus as Winter Nears

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sailed seamlessly through the Nov. 21 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus and started transmitting uncalibrated temperature data and images of the rippling terrain.

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Artist's concept of Kepler in the distant solar system

November 20, 2009

Popular Science and Popular Mechanics Magazines Honor Kepler

NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has earned the 2009 Best of What's New Grand Award from Popular Science and a 2009 Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics.

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