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The Sun’s chemistry may not be as unique as scientists have long believed, according to new research that challenges decades of assumptions about our star’s unusual composition. Rayna Rampalli, a graduate student at Dartmouth College, will present findings Fri... More »
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena helped uncover why silicon may hide in Jupiter and Saturn using a brown dwarf nicknamed “The Accident.” Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope detected silane (SiH?), a silicon-hydrogen molecule never befor... More »
A $4 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation is powering a new interdisciplinary research collaboration administered by Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, aimed at probing the universe’s hidden components, including dark matter and neutrinos. The Lym... More »
In a world of multiple upsetting events, from natural disasters to civil wars, terrorist attacks stand out as particularly alarming. They are surprising, brutal, and generally target the seemingly innocent. Terrorist groups rely on the shock value of these att... More »
Focused laser-like light that covers a wide range of frequencies is highly desirable for many scientific studies and for many applications, for instance quality control of manufacturing semiconductor electronic chips. But creating such broadband and coherent l... More »
Caltech researchers have developed a powerful new method for creating embryo-like structures from stem cells that could transform how we study fertility. Using stem cells rather than a traditional fertilized egg, the team has built mouse embryo models called i... More »
A Mars rover built and managed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena collected a rock sample that contains what NASA officials are calling the strongest evidence yet of ancient life on the red planet, authorities said Wednesday. The sample, which has been d... More »
NASA said Monday it will hold a media teleconference at 8 a.m. Pacific on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to share details of a new finding from its Perseverance Mars rover. The briefing will include a project scientist from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is man... More »
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is celebrating the 48th anniversary of Voyager 1’s launch, commemorating nearly five decades of pioneering interstellar exploration led from Southern California. Launched on Sept. 5, 1977, from Cape Canaveral, Flori... More »
Gözde Demirer wants to give plants superpowers—the ability to sustainably feed the world, or to handle drought and climate change, for example—and to do it all while improving the health of the environment. A mask and cape won’t do. Instead, she uses the tools... More »
Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena is providing critical instrumentation and mission support for Sentinel-6B, a U.S.—European satellite set to launch no earlier than Nov. 16 from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this November. The... More »
NASA JPL’s Curiosity rover has captured striking images of unusual rock formations that offer new clues about ancient water activity on Mars. The rover recently photographed intricate “boxwork” formations inside Gale Crater. These structures provide scientists... More »
