http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/newsandevents/newsboard Latest from Science and Technology: News Items en-us 106 11-16-2009

Two events, including an all-day symposium and a film shot on location at his house, will celebrate the anniversary of Galileo's discoveries through the use of the telescope and reflect upon the significance of his discoveries to the development of our culture and to science. Galileo's home in Florence is shown at the left.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=652 11-11-2009

The MOHAVE 2009 campaign focused much of its efforts on using lidar to obtain high-precision measurements of water vapor in the upper troposphere. The image to the left shows a lidar from the 1990s at Table Mountain that used green laser beams. Today's lidar instruments use UV beams that are invisible to the naked eye.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=645 10-29-2009

Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers are developing a balloon system that could support a future NASA mission to roam the acidic atmosphere of Venus. At the left is an artist?s concept of a balloon at Venus.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=622 10-27-2009

Winners of the annual Postdoctoral Research Day gave lectures on their research and were presented with plaques to commemorate the event. This year's winners are pictured at left with Chief Scientist Dan McCleese, Chief Technologist Paul Dimotakis, and Science Division Manager Hal Yorke.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=617 10-20-2009

Peering far beyond our solar system, NASA researchers have detected the basic chemistry for life in a second hot gas planet, advancing astronomers toward the goal of being able to characterize planets where life could exist.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2340 10-20-2009

A chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a technology intended to rapidly assess any presence of microbial life on spacecraft.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-154 09-30-2009

From instruments to spacecraft systems to entire mission architectures, Team X helps projects in the early planning phase to understand challenges and create roadmaps for turning ideas into reality.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=578 09-29-2009

Solicitation Release Date: 25 September 2009 W.M. Keck Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships Announcement of Opportunity Application Deadline: 5pm PST 25 November 2009]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=577 09-21-2009

There is so much advanced technology involved in a mission such as Mars Science Laboratory that it's difficult to believe a seemingly simple task like drilling could cause any trouble. But drilling in space isn't as easy as making a trip down to the local Home Depot. Right, an artist's impression of how humans could one day use drills on other planets. Image Credit: Adi Marom, Graphic Artist.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=557 09-14-2009

Sniffing out any potential contaminants on the International Space Station where it was stationed for the last six months, the JPL-built electronic nose, or ENose, is homeward bound.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2309 09-02-2009

The JPL Strategic Technology Directions 2009 document identifies technology areas essential for JPL?s continuing contribution to NASA?s future success and that should be developed with JPL leadership. The image to the left shows an Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter optical navigation camera validation.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=543 09-01-2009

A new study led by JPL scientist Ron Kwok combines recent NASA satellite data with submarine data to chronicle a nearly half- century history of Arctic ice thickness.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2299 08-27-2009

JPL scientists have applied a gravity calculation method first used on Apollo moon missions to measure pressure at the ocean bottom, shedding new light on our ocean and climate.]]> http://climate.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=152 08-27-2009

A JPL Robotics research task will allow unmanned vehicles to operate more safely around both military personnel and pedestrians in cluttered urban environments. The image to the left shows objects that the technology has identified as 'human'.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=540 08-24-2009

With a rocky surface, hills and craters covering the moon?s vast landscape, astronauts approaching a landing will have to be particularly careful. But thanks to a technology developed by JPL, it should be easier for future explorers to achieve a safe touchdown.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=530 08-20-2009

The SURP website has been updated and is now available.]]> http://surp.jpl.nasa.gov 08-17-2009

When Constellation first began in 2004, JPL was seen as a center whose focus was solely on robotic exploration. But with approximately 150 people now engaged in Constellation and exploration technology programs, JPL has shown it can contribute to human spaceflight as well.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=529 08-17-2009

A new website for postdocs has been released with information and resources for applicants, advisors, and current postdocs at JPL.]]> http://postdocs.jpl.nasa.gov 08-17-2009

Scientists have placed high-tech "spiders" inside and around the mouth of Mount St. Helens, the site of the most active volcano in the United States.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-117 08-17-2009

Research with tiny artificial muscles may yield a full-page active Braille system that can refresh automatically and come to life right beneath your fingertips.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2278 08-06-2009

Radar imaging at NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on June 12 and 14, 2009, revealed that near-Earth asteroid 1994 CC is a triple system.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2259 08-03-2009

When Neil Chamberlain and his colleagues from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory?s Spacecraft Antennas Group discovered a weakness in their antenna design, they not only fixed the problem ? they invented a new type of antenna. And they did it in record time.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=509 08-03-2009

JPL proposals to the 2009 NASA Innovation Fund have recently been funded.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=507 07-22-2009

Wolfgang Fink and his associate at Caltech have devised and implemented a versatile image-processing software system called the Artificial Retinal Implant Vision Simulator.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2240 07-20-2009

Mayor Villaraigosa, JPL Director Charles Elachi and Los Angeles DWP General Manager David Nahai made the announcement today at a JPL ceremony to sign the memorandum of understanding.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-111a 07-13-2009

Josh Willis has been named a recipient of a 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=483 07-08-2009

JPL's Mars Phoenix is the winner of two Rotary National Awards.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=471 07-08-2009

Arctic sea ice thinned dramatically between the winters of 2004 and 2008, with thin seasonal ice replacing thick older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-107 07-06-2009

A team of JPL engineers is developing a system that would allow precision landings on the surface of Mars and other planetary bodies. The image to the left shows a future Mars lander jettisoning its heat shield as it descends under an open parachute.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=462 06-29-2009

NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth Monday that covers more of our planet than ever before. The map was produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-103 06-29-2009

NASA's new airborne radars have capped off their Arctic expedition by measuring Iceland's topography and studying the flow of its glaciers and ice streams.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2204 06-22-2009

A team from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has successfully demonstrated a system that will serve as a test-bed for exploring quantum mechanics in new limits and could shed light on fundamental issues such as the division between the classical and quantum worlds.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=438 06-18-2009

A new lunar topography map with the highest resolution of the moon's rugged south polar region provides new information on some of our natural satellite's darkest inhabitants - permanently shadowed craters.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-099 06-18-2009

A new NASA 3-D airborne radar, capable of seeing below the surface, will study earthquake faults in California.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2190 06-16-2009

The most exotic frozen cocktails on Earth won?t be found in a chic restaurant or trendy bar. Scientists are mixing up icy concoctions in a laboratory not much bigger than a janitor?s closet.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2188 06-11-2009

NPP Senior Fellow Michael Russell is featured in Nature.]]> http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090520/full/459316a.html 06-02-2009

JPL researchers are selected as PI under NASA's Definition and Development Program.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=395 05-28-2009

JPL?s Microdevices Laboratory harnesses powerful and continuously improving microfabrication tools developed by the semiconductor industry to develop critical technologies that are otherwise unavailable for space instruments and missions. This image on the left is a picture of the inside of a new VEECO Gen200 silicon Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) system that can process 8-inch silicon wafers. Here, multiple three-inch wafers are shown while heating in the sample holder in the MBE.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=383 05-28-2009

A long-proposed tool for hunting planets has netted its first catch - a Jupiter-like planet orbiting one of the smallest stars known.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-090 05-20-2009

This image to the left shows large plumes of smoke rising from wildfires burning near Los Angeles and San Diego on Sunday, October 26, 2003 are highlighted in this image from JPL's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR). Plumes are apparent from fires burning near the California-Mexico border, San Diego, Camp Pendleton, the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains, and in and around Simi Valley.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=379 05-18-2009

New cube-based simulations are helping to improve estimates of ocean circulation and climate.]]> http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/supercomputing_051409.html 05-12-2009

Water is constantly being moved about our planet. The water, or hydrologic, cycle describes how water changes from liquid to solid to vapor and how it is stored in a variety of places.]]> http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=67 05-05-2009

An online cornucopia of tropical storm data and analysis tools will make it easier for researchers to validate and improve hurricane forecast models.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=358 05-04-2009

An investigation selected by NASA will help researchers dissect the internal structure of Mars by analyzing variations in the planet's rotation.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2135 05-04-2009

Several hundred never before seen galaxies are visible in this "deepest-ever" view of the universe, called the Hubble Deep Field (HDF), made with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2132 05-04-2009

JPL's annual Open House allowed the public access to many demonstrations and activities related to science and technology topics. Researchers were on-hand to answer questions and show the public what exciting work has recently been conducted.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=356 04-30-2009

John Casani of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., has been honored with the National Air and Space Museum's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, the museum's highest honor, was presented to Casani during an April 29, black tie event at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum building in Washington.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-076 04-30-2009

NASA will 'break the ice' on a pair of new airborne radars that can help monitor climate change when a team of scientists embarks this week on a two-month expedition to the vast, frigid terrain of Greenland and Iceland.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-075 04-27-2009

JPL's annual Open House will feature many demonstrations of cutting-edge technologies along with activities and presentations related to scientific research.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=345 04-06-2009

The latest Arctic sea ice data from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center show that the decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice cover is continuing. New evidence from satellite observations also shows that the ice cap is thinning as well.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-062 03-31-2009

The JPL-developed GeoSTAR microwave atmospheric sounder employs interferometry techniques pioneered in radio astronomy and could be a climate modeler?s dream come true. As seen in the picture on the left, GeoSTAR's unique capabilities are enabled by three linear arrays arranged in a ?Y? shape to create an effective aperture.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=290 03-25-2009

During a demonstration at the SPIE 2009 conference, a team from the University of Pisa, Italy showed off how they used folded film to create an actuator muscle (image to the left).]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=308 03-24-2009

The Keck Institute for Space Studies brings together the expertise of JPL and the Caltech Campus to address high-return concepts for space mission science and technology.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=300 03-17-2009

The image to the left shows the integrated amplifier chip mounted in its waveguide module. The wire bonds seen here are DC gate and drain bonds.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=298 03-11-2009

Congress passed a resolution Wednesday recognizing scientific contributions of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, and commending the JPL and Cornell University teams.]]> http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.RES.67: 03-10-2009

NASA research into powering robotic underwater vehicles could some day help convert ocean energy into electrical energy on a much larger scale.]]> http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/news/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=48 03-04-2009

Using satellite radar data, NASA-funded scientists have observed, for the first time, the healing of subtle, natural surface scars from an earthquake that occurred on a 'buried' fault several miles below the surface-a fault whose fractures are not easily observed at Earth's surface.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-039 02-25-2009

Winners of the annual 2008 Lew Allen Award for Excellence receive research funding and commemorative plaques.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=247 02-19-2009

The JPL-developed Gopher (seen in the image on the left) created a 1.76-m deep borehole in the ice Lake Vida, Antarctica in Dec. 2005. The Gopher?s planned successor will drill autonomously.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=274 02-09-2009

The National Academy of Engineering has elected Moustafa T. Chahine, a senior research scientist at JPL, as a member of its organization.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-018 02-05-2009

About half a year before Phoenix began digging into the arctic plain of Mars, six scientists traveled to one of the coldest, driest places on Earth for soil-and-ice studies that would end up aiding analysis of the Mars data.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=2017 02-04-2009

Engineers from JPL and students at Caltech have designed and tested a versatile, low-mass robot that can rappel off cliffs and travel nimbly over steep and rocky terrain.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-016 02-03-2009

The Pheonix lander will received the John "Jack" Swigert Jr. Award.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=258 02-03-2009

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics recently announced 2009 honors of JPLers.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=259 01-29-2009

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., will host the 21st Annual High-Tech Conference for Small Business on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 3 and 4, at the Westin Los Angeles Airport hotel.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm 01-07-2009

Some stars go ballistic, racing through interstellar space like bullets and tearing through clouds of gas. Images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, taken by Raghvendra Sahai of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and colleagues reveal 14 of these young, runaway stars.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2009-002 12-19-2008

The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-242 12-09-2008

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-230 11-26-2008

Scientists continue to search for the cause of the geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1962 11-19-2008

NASA astronauts on Space Shuttle Endeavours STS-126 mission will install an instrument on the International Space Station that can smell dangerous chemicals in the air.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-218 11-18-2008

The Earth-observing satellite has been recognized for helping scientists better understand our home planet.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-217 11-18-2008

NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-216 11-17-2008

Call for Concept Ideas for the 2009-2010 Large Study Programs at the Keck Institute for Space Studies]]> http://www.kiss.caltech.edu/large-study/call.html 11-13-2008

NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander has won recognition from Popular Science magazine as an innovation worthy of the publications "Best of Whats New" Grand Award in the aviation and space category.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-213 11-10-2008

Solicitation Release Date: 07 November 2008 W.M. Keck Institute Fellowships Announcement of Opportunity Application Deadline: 5pm PST on 01 January 2009]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=156 10-31-2008

NASA has selected 142 proposals for possible contract awards in its Small Business Innovation Research program. JPL is providing technical oversight for 19 of these projects to develop technology for future missions.]]> http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2008/oct/HQ_08272_SBIR.html 10-28-2008

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars, suggesting that liquid water remained on the planet's surface a billion years later than scientists believed.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-198 10-23-2008

The National Space Club presented NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission team with its Astronautics Engineer Award last night in Huntsville, Ala.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1913 10-09-2008

A NASA/university team has published the first global satellite maps of the key greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in Earth's mid-troposphere, an area about 8 kilometers, or 5 miles, above Earth.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-189 10-07-2008

Winners of the annual 2008 Post Doc Research Day gave lectures on their research and were presented with plaques to commemorate the event.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=116 10-02-2008

NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging $7 million each, to 10 research teams from across the country, including two from NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1889 10-01-2008

Hot spots near the shattered remains of an exploded star are echoing the blast's first moments, say scientists using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1887 09-25-2008

More than 300 high school and college interns worked at JPL this summer in areas such as robotic hardware systems and nano- and micro-systems. New web videos profile two of the students.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1885 09-23-2008

Data from the Ulysses spacecraft show the sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings became available.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-178 09-18-2008

Water is being blasted to pieces by a young star's laser-like jets, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1869 09-17-2008

You might think that shaking and freezing a state-of-the-art, meticulously crafted machine is a bad idea.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1867 09-09-2008

In recent weeks, JPLers have been joined by six lieutenants and a captain from Los Angeles Air Force Base taking part in a a six-month employee exchange program.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=105 09-05-2008

Movement of the Cosmos supercomputer center was completed in six days.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=97 09-03-2008

NASA announced Wednesday the new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-170 09-03-2008

Michele Judd has been named managing director of the Keck Institute.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=101 07-22-2008

NASA has selected JPL as one of two winners of the agency's 2007 Software of the Year Award for software to help detect planets outside our solar system.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-141 07-10-2008

Astronomers have uncovered an extreme stellar machine -- a galaxy in the very remote universe pumping out stars at a surprising rate of up to 4,000 per year.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-129 07-09-2008

Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?start_row=31&year=2008 05-27-2008

On May 29 and 30, astronomers and scientists from all around the world will gather in Pasadena to discuss how we might find another Earth, and how we might detect possible life on it.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1716 05-13-2008

The 9th biannual event will be held at the Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale in Glendale, California. The one-day conference provides a forum for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory leadership to engage industry partners by providing insight into future business opportunities at JPL. It brings key JPL decision makers into direct contact with industry personnel. This years conference will focus on partnering. This briefing is sponsored by the National Space Club West Coast Committee and hosted by JPL.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=110 05-13-2008

Two technologies developed by NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory have been selected for the Space Foundations 2008 Space Technology Hall of Fame.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-041 03-19-2008

A team of astronomers, led by JPLs Mark Swain, has made the first detection ever of an organic molecule in the atmosphere of a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting another star.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-046 02-27-2008

Scientists at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. collected the data using the Deep Space Networks Goldstone Solar System Radar located in Californias Mojave Desert. Internal investment at JPL is seeding future development of this capability, namely to increase the resolution to ~5 meters, and possibly even to 1 meter.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-034 02-22-2008

Talks and posters on all aspects of current and future exoplanet science will be on display Friday, Feb. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in von Karman.]]> http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov//newsandevents/newsdetails/?FuseAction=ShowNewsDetails&NewsID=81 02-08-2008

Lee-Lueng Fu, a senior research scientist at JPL and Yahya Rahmat-Samii, a former JPL scientist who is now an engineering professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer. JPL Scientists Earn Highest National Engineering Honor.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-022 01-16-2008

The potential of carbon nanotubes to diagnose and treat brain tumors is being explored through a partnership between NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and City of Hope, a leading cancer research and treatment center in Duarte, Calif.Nanotube Technology May Help in the Development of New Advanced Medical Treatments.]]> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-006 07-07-2007

Spitzer science team member Giovanni Fazio has won a prestigious award for his outstanding contributions to space science.]]> http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/features/fazio_massey_award.html