After four rounds of layoffs in two years that cut a quarter of its employees, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory now faces a ...

Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology suggests we'll soon have a new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space.

The metal-coated asteroid Psyche may have had eruptions of molten iron and nickel on its surface. This situation was more ...

NASA’s Psyche mission aims to reach an asteroid thought to be made largely of iron, nickel, and precious metals. The goal: ...

Key programmes led from JPL include the Europa Clipper, the asteroid-hunting Psyche probe, and the Deep Space Network that ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory braces for another round of layoffs as budget cuts loom. Approximately 550 employees of NASA ...

In October 2023, NASA launched a mission toward 16 Psyche, a massive gold and metal-rich asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. Estimated to hold precious metals worth around $100,000 quadrillion ...

The European Space Agency is using Mars and Jupiter missions to monitor the comet in real time. Observing from beyond Earth allows instruments to track the comet even when Earth-based telescopes lose ...

Transmission to Psyche craft by Jet Propulsion Lab facility in California “exceeds project expectations”. The Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory in California. NASA’s Deep Space Optical ...

The uncommon interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, is captivating astronomers worldwide as it races through our solar system ...

A look at NASA’s evolving use of robotics for surface mobility, autonomy, and mission-critical tasks across space ...