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NASA Discovery Reveals Complex Water Systems on Early Mars

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 ...
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New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network

Deep Space Station 23 at NASA’s Goldstone facility in the California desert is the latest next-generation antenna to be added by the network’s enhancement project. NASA’s Deep Space Network facility ...
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NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet

The object looks like an asteroid but moves like a comet, so astronomers used some of the most powerful observatories on the planet to confirm its identity. New research led by scientists at NASA’s ...
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NASA-European Sea Level Mission Homes in on El Niño

Waves of higher, warmer water move eastward across the Pacific Ocean a few months before an El Niño emerges. Several have shown up in 2026 satellite data. Sea level data from a satellite launched by ...
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JPL Prime Contract Update

Caltech President Thomas F. Rosenbaum along with Caltech Vice President and JPL Director Dave Gallagher issued the following memo to the Caltech and Jet Propulsion Laboratory community. The Jet ...
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NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars

A novel electromagnetic thruster passed an initial test in a specialized chamber at JPL. With further development, these thrusters could support human missions to the Red Planet. A technology that ...
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NASA’s Perseverance, Curiosity Panoramas Capture Two Sides of Mars

The two rovers captured scenes that highlight the different journeys they’re taking, helping to piece together the puzzle of the Red Planet’s past. NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have ...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars

The team for the six-wheeled scientist used a vision-capable AI to create a safe route over the Red Planet’s surface without the input of human route planners. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has ...
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NASA Analysis Shows La Niña Limited Sea Level Rise in 2025

A mild La Niña caused greater rainfall over the Amazon basin, which offset rising sea levels due to record warming of Earth’s oceans. The rise in the global mean sea level slowed in 2025 relative to ...
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Networks Keeping NASA’s Artemis II Mission Connected

Artemis missions rely on both the Near Space Network, managed by NASA Goddard, and the Deep Space Network, managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four ...
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NASA Reveals New Details About Dark Matter’s Influence on Universe

With the Webb telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity, scientists are learning more about dark matter’s influence on stars, galaxies, and even planets like Earth. Scientists using data from NASA’s James ...