NASA's Mars 2020 Mission Drops in on Death Valley Flight tests of the Mars 2020 Lander Vision System, which will help guide NASA's next Mars mission to a safe touchdown on the Red Planet, are taking place in the California desert.Read more
NASA's Mars 2020 Gets a Dose of Space Here on Earth NASA's Mars 2020 spacecraft has completed tests that are the best Earthly approximations what the spacecraft will endure duriAV ng launch and interplanetary cruise.Read more
Comet Provides New Clues to Origins of Earth's Oceans New observations reveal that water in comets and Earth's oceans may share common composition, suggesting more comets than previously thought could have delivered water to Earth.Read more
Shaw Prize in Astronomy Awarded to Ed Stone The prestigious prize has been given to Caltech's Ed Stone, former director of JPL and the long-time project scientist for NASA's Voyager mission.Read more
NASA Invites Public to Submit Names to Fly with Mars 2020 From now till Sept. 30, the public can submit names to be etched on microchips that will fly on the Mars 2020 rover and receive a souvenir boarding pass.Read more
