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August 29, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is 18 days from its mission-ending dive into the atmosphere of Saturn.

Saturn Plunge Nears for Cassini Spacecraft

August 29, 2017

Saturn Plunge Nears for Cassini Spacecraft

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is 18 days from its mission-ending dive into the atmosphere of Saturn.
September 3, 2013

The massive storm that broke out on Saturn in late 2010 churned up water ice from great depths, suggesting a similarity to Earth storms.

Cassini Sees Saturn Storm's Explosive Power

September 3, 2013

Cassini Sees Saturn Storm's Explosive Power

The massive storm that broke out on Saturn in late 2010 churned up water ice from great depths, suggesting a similarity to Earth storms.
January 31, 2013

Scientists see a monstrous thunder-and-lightning storm sputter out after it churns around the planet and encounters its own wake.

NASA's Cassini Watches Storm Choke on Its Own Tail

January 31, 2013

NASA's Cassini Watches Storm Choke on Its Own Tail

Scientists see a monstrous thunder-and-lightning storm sputter out after it churns around the planet and encounters its own wake.
November 16, 2011

New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year.

Cassini Chronicles Life of Saturn's Giant Storm

November 16, 2011

Cassini Chronicles Life of Saturn's Giant Storm

New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year.
July 6, 2011

Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft now have the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth.

Cassini Captures Images and Sounds of Saturn Storm

July 6, 2011

Cassini Captures Images and Sounds of Saturn Storm

Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft now have the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth.
May 19, 2011

NASA's Cassini spacecraft and a European Southern Observatory ground-based telescope tracked the growth of a giant early-spring storm in Saturn's northern hemisphere that is so powerful it stretches around the entire planet.

Cassini and Telescope See Violent Saturn Storm

May 19, 2011

Cassini and Telescope See Violent Saturn Storm

NASA's Cassini spacecraft and a European Southern Observatory ground-based telescope tracked the growth of a giant early-spring storm in Saturn's northern hemisphere that is so powerful it stretches around the entire planet.
April 29, 2008

Cassini watches as a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth.

NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm

April 29, 2008

NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm

Cassini watches as a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth.

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Detect, track and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids and comets.

Asteroid Watch

In 1998, The NASA Near-Earth Object Program Office was established at JPL to coordinate NASA-sponsored efforts to detect, track and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids and comets that could approach the Earth.

Earth-like Planets

What's an Exoplanet?

A trillion planets in our galaxy alone and many of them in Earth’s size range.

What is an Exoplanet?

All of the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun. Planets that orbit around other stars are called exoplanets. Click here to see how many we have found so far.

Big ideas, small satellites

What are CubeSats?

At the forefront of helping redefine the way we do science in space.

What are CubeSats?

A CubeSat (U-class spacecraft) is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that is made up of multiples of 10×10×10 cm cubic units. Click to learn more.

Deep Space Network

What is the DSN?

The largest international array of giant radio antennas supporting interplanetary spacecraft missions.

What is the Deep Space Network?

The DSN consists of three facilities spaced equidistant from each other – approximately 120 degrees apart in longitude – around the world. These sites are at Goldstone, near Barstow, California; near Madrid, Spain; and near Canberra, Australia. Click to learn more.

Download free 2019 JPL Anniversary calendar

Download our calendar and celebrate space exploration with us.

Eighty two years ago, seven young men drove out to a dry canyon wash in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and helped jump-start the Space Age. Discover more from JPL's 82-year history of daring mighty things with our free calendar. It features photos from JPL and NASA history as well as key anniversaries and happenings at the Laboratory. Click here to download.

Voyager 40th Anniversary

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The Latest from Space

August 29, 2017

Saturn Plunge Nears for Cassini Spacecraft

September 3, 2013

Cassini Sees Saturn Storm's Explosive Power

January 31, 2013

NASA's Cassini Watches Storm Choke on Its Own Tail

November 16, 2011

Cassini Chronicles Life of Saturn's Giant Storm

July 6, 2011

Cassini Captures Images and Sounds of Saturn Storm

May 19, 2011

Cassini and Telescope See Violent Saturn Storm

April 29, 2008

NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm

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Asteroid Watch

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What's an Exoplanet?

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What are CubeSats?

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Voyager 40th Anniversary

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