Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory rover, was prepped for pre-launch survival testing under Martian conditions in JPL’s space simulator on March 8, 2011. The sealed chamber was pumped down to the near-vacuum of Mar’s atmosphere, and chilled to –130°C by fl... More »
Camera on Curiosity’s Arm as Seen by Camera on Mast The left eye of the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took this image of the camera on the rover’s arm, the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), during the 30th Martian day, or sol, of the rover’... More »
As part of a celebration of 35 years of flight for NASA’s Voyager spacecraft, a crowd of engineers and scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., gather at von Karman auditorium to listen to insider stories about Voyager. At the top ri... More »
This artist concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. E... More »
This image is from the last sequence of images NASA’s Dawn spacecraft obtained of the giant asteroid Vesta, looking down at Vesta’s north pole as it was departing. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Dawn Mission Status Report Mission controllers r... More »
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s research vessel Knorr is seen docked on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, in Woods Hole, Mass. Knorr is scheduled to depart on Sept. 6 to take part in the Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS). The NASA-s... More »
September 5, marks the 35th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 1, which lifted off in 1977 on a Titan III–Centaur launch system just 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2. Now 11 billion and 9 billion miles from the sun, respectively, the spacecraft are the fa... More »
Scientists and engineers around the world are working to find a way to power the planet using solar-powered fuel cells. Such green systems would split water during daylight hours, generating hydrogen (H2) that could then be stored and used later to produce wat... More »
Caltech assistant professor of aerospace Dennis Kochmann received the 2012 IUTAM Bureau Prize in solid mechanics from the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM). Kochmann accepted the award at the organization’s quadrennial congress i... More »
Artist concept of GRAIL mission. Grail will fly twin spacecraft in tandem orbits around the moon to measure its gravity field in unprecedented detail. Image credit: NASA/JPL PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s twin, lunar-orbiting Gravity Recovery and Interior Laborator... More »
Mark your calendars: The next TEDxCaltech will take place on Friday, January 18, 2013. The daylong event, titled TEDxCaltech: The Brain, will be held at Beckman Auditorium. Speakers, performers, and special guests will share their research, discoveries, and id... More »
This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s Juno spacecraft during a burn of its main engine. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Eyes Earlier today, navigators and mission controllers for NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter watched their computer screens as their spacecraft s... More »
