The Media Relations Office at JPL is responsible for issuing press releases and hosting media events. As an institution, discussing new discoveries with the public is key to JPL's success as an institution. Below are selected press releases from JPL about new advances in many research fields.
News Board
07.26.16
A new NASA-led study finds that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were recorded.
07.21.16
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is using onboard software to select rocks to zap with its laser spectrometer and to autonomously point the instrument at the targets.
07.11.16
Some dusty parts of Mars get as cold at night year-round as the planet's poles do in winter, even regions near the equator in summer, according to new NASA findings based on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter observations.
07.06.16
A new document highlights a diverse set of 29 technology developments -- out of numerous similar efforts at JPL -- that are essential for JPL’s continuing contribution to NASA’s future success.
06.27.16
Winter changes in Arctic carbon dioxide may accelerate global warming. Scientists could detect these changes by aircraft with ongoing monitoring programs.
06.27.16
Getting spacecraft ready for launch may have more to do with medical research than you think.
06.13.16
After decades of research to discern seasonal patterns in Martian dust storms from images showing the dust, but the clearest pattern appears to be captured by measuring the temperature of the Red Planet's atmosphere.
06.08.16
Scientists found that a group of hot Jupiters observed with Hubble may have about half their atmospheres blocked by clouds or haze.
06.03.16
A JPL microbiologist is studying fungi and bacteria as part of International Space Station research.
05.20.16
Why is Antarctic sea ice cover increasing while Arctic sea ice is diminishing rapidly? A NASA-led study finds the geology of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are responsible.
05.16.16
New Orleans and surrounding areas continue to sink due to a combination of natural and human-induced processes, finds a new NASA/university study using NASA airborne radar.
05.10.16
Two teams mentored by NASA centers were in the winning alliance at the national FIRST Championship in St. Louis on April 30.
04.26.16
NASA satellites help the City of Los Angeles monitor Santa Monica Bay during wastewater treatment plant repairs.
04.22.16
New maps of the seafloor around Greenland help scientists understand which glaciers are at increased risk for melting.
04.22.16
NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s
04.21.16
NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. to design/develop an advanced electric propulsion system for deep space exploration missions like NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission.
04.13.16
NASA has selected 13 proposals, including four from JPL, for a program that invests in transformative architectures through the development of pioneering technologies.
04.11.16
New data on how water moves around Earth answer old questions about the planet's rotation.
03.31.16
A new way to detect underground forest fungi from space could help researchers predict how climate change will alter forest habitats.
03.30.16
NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to create "Destination: Mars," a guided tour of a part of Mars using technologies that help scientists plan the Curiosity rover's activities.
03.29.16
As part of a project to improve energy pipeline industry safety, researchers have successfully flight tested a mini JPL methane gas sensor on a small unmanned aerial system.
03.25.16
NASA has selected 36 fellows for its prestigious Einstein, Hubble and Sagan fellowships.
03.17.16
The Cold Atom Laboratory will forge "fluffy molecules" and probe the wonders of quantum physics when it launches to the International Space Station next year.
03.15.16
NASA's Game Changing Development (GCD) program has selected four proposals to develop solar array technologies that will aid spacecraft in exploring destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars.
03.10.16
NASA has selected two new Earth science investigations, including one from JPL, that will put instruments in orbit to track harmful air pollutants and study tropical cyclones.
02.25.16
Scientists have demonstrated how a NASA-developed airborne instrument can help monitor water quality in San Francisco Bay and potentially other water bodies.
02.24.16
Monitoring a vast network of rapidly spinning pulsars is key to finding very-low-frequency gravitational waves, researchers say.
02.23.16
Four CubeSat projects, including two from JPL, will be developed, built and launched into low-Earth orbit to test technologies that could enable improve our understanding of Earth.
02.23.16
President Obama Thursday named six NASA researchers, including one from JPL, as recipients of the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
02.18.16
New NASA satellite data have allowed researchers to identify and quantify, for the first time, how climate-driven increases of liquid water storage on land have affected sea level rise.
02.11.16
LIGO opens new window on the universe with observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes.
02.10.16
Adam Steltzner, a JPL engineer who helped pioneer the breakthrough technique for landing a one-ton rover on Mars, has been elected into the National Academy of Engineering.
02.03.16
The first flight of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), will carry 13 low-cost CubeSats to test innovative ideas along with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft in 2018.
01.29.16
Researchers have developed a way to make maps of natural disaster damage using remote sensing technology.
12.21.15
NASA technology is all around us, turning trash into oil, saving women from a deadly complication of childbirth, and putting the bubbles in beer.
12.07.15
Engineering Made Fun: JPL's Annual Invention Challenge
12.04.15
JPL CubeSat clean room is doing big things for space explorations smallest inhabitants
12.04.15
The LISA Pathfinder spacecraft is on its way to space, and is carrying a new thruster technology from JPL
11.24.15
Data from NASA's NEOWISE mission are giving new insights into comet dust, nucleus sizes, and production rates for difficult-to-observe gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
11.24.15
Dense filaments of dark matter particles, called 'hairs' are sprouting from Earth, according to a new study based on computer simulations.
11.19.15
Wildfires can wreak havoc on human health, property and communities, so it's imperative to detect them as early as possible.
11.16.15
A small laptop-sized device is being developed at JPL to look for amino acids and fatty acids, with potential applications in space.
10.27.15
Researchers used cutting-edge technology to analyze bacteria present on the International Space Station and compare it to controlled clean rooms on Earth.
10.23.15
A new study describes polymers that could potentially increase the safety of aviation fuel, both during transportation and in the event of a collision.
10.23.15
NASA, through JPL, has issued a call to American industry for innovative ideas involving the Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission.
10.09.15
Winners of the annual 2015 Postdoc Research Day gave seminars on their research and were presented with plaques to commemorate the event.
09.08.15
Hedgehog is a new concept for a robot that is specifically designed to overcome the challenges of traversing small solar system bodies.
09.01.15
Researchers have developed innovative flat, optical lenses as part of a collaboration between JPL and the Caltech.
08.27.15
A tiny 3-D camera for potential use in brain surgery, has been honored with a technology award.
08.13.15
Geckos have inspired a technology to make things stick together in space.
07.26.16
A new NASA-led study finds that almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were recorded.
07.21.16
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is using onboard software to select rocks to zap with its laser spectrometer and to autonomously point the instrument at the targets.
07.11.16
Some dusty parts of Mars get as cold at night year-round as the planet's poles do in winter, even regions near the equator in summer, according to new NASA findings based on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter observations.
07.06.16
A new document highlights a diverse set of 29 technology developments -- out of numerous similar efforts at JPL -- that are essential for JPL’s continuing contribution to NASA’s future success.
06.27.16
Winter changes in Arctic carbon dioxide may accelerate global warming. Scientists could detect these changes by aircraft with ongoing monitoring programs.
06.27.16
Getting spacecraft ready for launch may have more to do with medical research than you think.
06.13.16
After decades of research to discern seasonal patterns in Martian dust storms from images showing the dust, but the clearest pattern appears to be captured by measuring the temperature of the Red Planet's atmosphere.
06.08.16
Scientists found that a group of hot Jupiters observed with Hubble may have about half their atmospheres blocked by clouds or haze.
06.03.16
A JPL microbiologist is studying fungi and bacteria as part of International Space Station research.
05.20.16
Why is Antarctic sea ice cover increasing while Arctic sea ice is diminishing rapidly? A NASA-led study finds the geology of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are responsible.
05.16.16
New Orleans and surrounding areas continue to sink due to a combination of natural and human-induced processes, finds a new NASA/university study using NASA airborne radar.
05.10.16
Two teams mentored by NASA centers were in the winning alliance at the national FIRST Championship in St. Louis on April 30.
04.26.16
NASA satellites help the City of Los Angeles monitor Santa Monica Bay during wastewater treatment plant repairs.
04.22.16
New maps of the seafloor around Greenland help scientists understand which glaciers are at increased risk for melting.
04.22.16
NASA is soliciting ideas from U.S. industry for designs of a Mars orbiter for potential launch in the 2020s
04.21.16
NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. to design/develop an advanced electric propulsion system for deep space exploration missions like NASA's Asteroid Redirect Mission.
04.13.16
NASA has selected 13 proposals, including four from JPL, for a program that invests in transformative architectures through the development of pioneering technologies.
04.11.16
New data on how water moves around Earth answer old questions about the planet's rotation.
03.31.16
A new way to detect underground forest fungi from space could help researchers predict how climate change will alter forest habitats.
03.30.16
NASA and Microsoft have teamed up to create "Destination: Mars," a guided tour of a part of Mars using technologies that help scientists plan the Curiosity rover's activities.
03.29.16
As part of a project to improve energy pipeline industry safety, researchers have successfully flight tested a mini JPL methane gas sensor on a small unmanned aerial system.
03.25.16
NASA has selected 36 fellows for its prestigious Einstein, Hubble and Sagan fellowships.
03.17.16
The Cold Atom Laboratory will forge "fluffy molecules" and probe the wonders of quantum physics when it launches to the International Space Station next year.
03.15.16
NASA's Game Changing Development (GCD) program has selected four proposals to develop solar array technologies that will aid spacecraft in exploring destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars.
03.10.16
NASA has selected two new Earth science investigations, including one from JPL, that will put instruments in orbit to track harmful air pollutants and study tropical cyclones.
02.25.16
Scientists have demonstrated how a NASA-developed airborne instrument can help monitor water quality in San Francisco Bay and potentially other water bodies.
02.24.16
Monitoring a vast network of rapidly spinning pulsars is key to finding very-low-frequency gravitational waves, researchers say.
02.23.16
Four CubeSat projects, including two from JPL, will be developed, built and launched into low-Earth orbit to test technologies that could enable improve our understanding of Earth.
02.23.16
President Obama Thursday named six NASA researchers, including one from JPL, as recipients of the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
02.18.16
New NASA satellite data have allowed researchers to identify and quantify, for the first time, how climate-driven increases of liquid water storage on land have affected sea level rise.
02.11.16
LIGO opens new window on the universe with observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes.
02.10.16
Adam Steltzner, a JPL engineer who helped pioneer the breakthrough technique for landing a one-ton rover on Mars, has been elected into the National Academy of Engineering.
02.03.16
The first flight of NASA's new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), will carry 13 low-cost CubeSats to test innovative ideas along with an uncrewed Orion spacecraft in 2018.
01.29.16
Researchers have developed a way to make maps of natural disaster damage using remote sensing technology.
12.21.15
NASA technology is all around us, turning trash into oil, saving women from a deadly complication of childbirth, and putting the bubbles in beer.
12.07.15
Engineering Made Fun: JPL's Annual Invention Challenge
12.04.15
JPL CubeSat clean room is doing big things for space explorations smallest inhabitants
12.04.15
The LISA Pathfinder spacecraft is on its way to space, and is carrying a new thruster technology from JPL
11.24.15
Data from NASA's NEOWISE mission are giving new insights into comet dust, nucleus sizes, and production rates for difficult-to-observe gases like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
11.24.15
Dense filaments of dark matter particles, called 'hairs' are sprouting from Earth, according to a new study based on computer simulations.
11.19.15
Wildfires can wreak havoc on human health, property and communities, so it's imperative to detect them as early as possible.
11.16.15
A small laptop-sized device is being developed at JPL to look for amino acids and fatty acids, with potential applications in space.
10.27.15
Researchers used cutting-edge technology to analyze bacteria present on the International Space Station and compare it to controlled clean rooms on Earth.
10.23.15
A new study describes polymers that could potentially increase the safety of aviation fuel, both during transportation and in the event of a collision.
10.23.15
NASA, through JPL, has issued a call to American industry for innovative ideas involving the Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission.
10.09.15
Winners of the annual 2015 Postdoc Research Day gave seminars on their research and were presented with plaques to commemorate the event.
09.08.15
Hedgehog is a new concept for a robot that is specifically designed to overcome the challenges of traversing small solar system bodies.
09.01.15
Researchers have developed innovative flat, optical lenses as part of a collaboration between JPL and the Caltech.
08.27.15
A tiny 3-D camera for potential use in brain surgery, has been honored with a technology award.
08.13.15
Geckos have inspired a technology to make things stick together in space.