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
06.02.10
Going against the grain may turn out to be a powerful move for black holes.
05.28.10
Hurricanes, air quality and Arctic ecosystems are among the research areas to be investigated during the next five years by new NASA airborne science missions announced today.
05.20.10
New mission planning software for the EO-1 satellite increases the number of images it can take each day and delivers additional value to NASA.
05.20.10
A new study co-authored by JPL’s Josh Willis finds the upper layer of Earth’s ocean has warmed significantly over the past 16 years, indicating a strong climate change signal.
05.12.10
JPL instruments and personnel are among the NASA assets being used by U.S. disaster response agencies to assess the spread and impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
05.10.10
The annual JPL Open House will take place on May 15th & 16th and is open to the public. Scientists and technologists will be on-hand to interact with visitors.
04.07.10
Selections for the Director's Research and Development Fund for 2010 have been posted.
04.05.10
Thanks to the delivery of a new instrument developed by JPL and successfully launched Monday, April 5, astronauts aboard the International Space Station may soon be breathing a bit easier.
04.05.10
NASA, U.S. Navy and university researchers have successfully demonstrated the first robotic underwater vehicle to be powered entirely by natural, renewable, ocean thermal energy.
03.29.10
New NASA measurements of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, part of the global ocean conveyor belt that helps regulate climate around the North Atlantic, show no significant slowing over the past 15 years.
03.25.10
You can now follow announcements and updates from JPL's Postdoctoral Programs on Facebook
03.24.10
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, now in its seventh year on Mars, has a new capability to make its own choices about whether to make additional observations of rocks that it spots on arrival at a new location.
03.17.10
The Spitzer Space Telescope team has been selected to receive the 2010 Muhlmann Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
03.17.10
Scientists get first look at weather inside the solar system's biggest storm.
03.02.10
The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day.
03.01.10
JPL researchers John Krist and Karl Stapelfeldt are part of a team that has won a major award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
03.01.10
NASA has selected seven scientists as recipients of Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in exoplanet exploration for 2010.
02.25.10
NASA officials broke ground near Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, Feb. 24, beginning a new antenna-building campaign to improve Deep Space Network communications.
02.19.10
In 2007, the Arctic lost a massive amount of thick, multiyear sea ice, contributing to that year's record-low extent of Arctic sea ice.
02.17.10
A new NASA study finds undersea melting of glaciers in west Greenland due to ocean warming is playing a major, previously overlooked, role in their evolution.
02.11.10
A new website from JPL's Microdevices Laboratory has recently been launched.
02.10.10
New lab studies are increasing our understanding of how well current models can detect organics on icy bodies.
02.08.10
Retired JPL researcher Marcia Neugebauer has been named a recipient of the National Academy of Sciences’ Arctowski Medal for her work that definitively established the existence of the solar wind.
02.03.10
NASA astronomers have successfully demonstrated that a David of a telescope can tackle Goliath-size questions in the quest to study Earth-like planets around other stars.
01.26.10
JPL's MDL lab gets praise from safety review panel
01.20.10
JPL research scientist Tim Liu has been honored by the American Meteorological Society for his space-based research on Earth's climate.
01.19.10
JPL Oceanographer Josh Willis was among 100 outstanding early career scientists honored by President Obama Jan. 13 at the White House.
12.16.09
Researchers studying carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas and a key driver of global climate change, now have a new tool at their disposal.
12.14.09
A new flight software system will enable NASA’s Mars rovers to identify and image targets of interest that might otherwise be missed during long drives.
11.30.09
Brian Muirhead will return to JPL from his assignment as chief architect and program systems engineer for NASA’s Constellation Program and be reinstated as JPL’s chief engineer.
11.25.09
JPL researcher Eric Rignot contributed to "The Copenhagen Diagnosis," a new report that synthesizes pertinent climate research over the past four years.
11.16.09
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.
11.11.09
Using lidar to obtain high-precision measurements of water vapor in the upper troposphere.
10.29.09
Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers are developing a balloon system that could support a future NASA mission to roam the acidic atmosphere of Venus.
10.27.09
Winners of the annual Postdoctoral Research Day gave lectures on their research and were presented with plaques to commemorate the event.
10.20.09
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.
10.20.09
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.
09.30.09
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.
09.29.09
W.M. Keck Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship information and deadlines
09.21.09
A new book gives an overview of the complexities of drilling for samples in extreme environments on Earth and other planets.
09.14.09
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.
09.02.09
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.
09.01.09
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.
08.27.09
A JPL Robotics research task will allow unmanned vehicles to operate more safely around both military personnel and pedestrians in cluttered urban environments.
08.27.09
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.
08.24.09
With a rocky surface, hills and craters covering the moon, astronauts approaching a landing will have to be particularly careful. Thanks to a technology developed by JPL, it should be easier for future explorers to achieve a safe touchdown.
08.20.09
The SURP website has been updated and is now available.
08.17.09
A new website for postdocs has been released with information and resources for applicants, advisors, and current postdocs at JPL.
08.17.09
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.
08.17.09
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.
06.02.10
Going against the grain may turn out to be a powerful move for black holes.
05.28.10
Hurricanes, air quality and Arctic ecosystems are among the research areas to be investigated during the next five years by new NASA airborne science missions announced today.
05.20.10
New mission planning software for the EO-1 satellite increases the number of images it can take each day and delivers additional value to NASA.
05.20.10
A new study co-authored by JPL’s Josh Willis finds the upper layer of Earth’s ocean has warmed significantly over the past 16 years, indicating a strong climate change signal.
05.12.10
JPL instruments and personnel are among the NASA assets being used by U.S. disaster response agencies to assess the spread and impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
05.10.10
The annual JPL Open House will take place on May 15th & 16th and is open to the public. Scientists and technologists will be on-hand to interact with visitors.
04.07.10
Selections for the Director's Research and Development Fund for 2010 have been posted.
04.05.10
Thanks to the delivery of a new instrument developed by JPL and successfully launched Monday, April 5, astronauts aboard the International Space Station may soon be breathing a bit easier.
04.05.10
NASA, U.S. Navy and university researchers have successfully demonstrated the first robotic underwater vehicle to be powered entirely by natural, renewable, ocean thermal energy.
03.29.10
New NASA measurements of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, part of the global ocean conveyor belt that helps regulate climate around the North Atlantic, show no significant slowing over the past 15 years.
03.25.10
You can now follow announcements and updates from JPL's Postdoctoral Programs on Facebook
03.24.10
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, now in its seventh year on Mars, has a new capability to make its own choices about whether to make additional observations of rocks that it spots on arrival at a new location.
03.17.10
The Spitzer Space Telescope team has been selected to receive the 2010 Muhlmann Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
03.17.10
Scientists get first look at weather inside the solar system's biggest storm.
03.02.10
The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day.
03.01.10
JPL researchers John Krist and Karl Stapelfeldt are part of a team that has won a major award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
03.01.10
NASA has selected seven scientists as recipients of Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in exoplanet exploration for 2010.
02.25.10
NASA officials broke ground near Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, Feb. 24, beginning a new antenna-building campaign to improve Deep Space Network communications.
02.19.10
In 2007, the Arctic lost a massive amount of thick, multiyear sea ice, contributing to that year's record-low extent of Arctic sea ice.
02.17.10
A new NASA study finds undersea melting of glaciers in west Greenland due to ocean warming is playing a major, previously overlooked, role in their evolution.
02.11.10
A new website from JPL's Microdevices Laboratory has recently been launched.
02.10.10
New lab studies are increasing our understanding of how well current models can detect organics on icy bodies.
02.08.10
Retired JPL researcher Marcia Neugebauer has been named a recipient of the National Academy of Sciences’ Arctowski Medal for her work that definitively established the existence of the solar wind.
02.03.10
NASA astronomers have successfully demonstrated that a David of a telescope can tackle Goliath-size questions in the quest to study Earth-like planets around other stars.
01.26.10
JPL's MDL lab gets praise from safety review panel
01.20.10
JPL research scientist Tim Liu has been honored by the American Meteorological Society for his space-based research on Earth's climate.
01.19.10
JPL Oceanographer Josh Willis was among 100 outstanding early career scientists honored by President Obama Jan. 13 at the White House.
12.16.09
Researchers studying carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas and a key driver of global climate change, now have a new tool at their disposal.
12.14.09
A new flight software system will enable NASA’s Mars rovers to identify and image targets of interest that might otherwise be missed during long drives.
11.30.09
Brian Muirhead will return to JPL from his assignment as chief architect and program systems engineer for NASA’s Constellation Program and be reinstated as JPL’s chief engineer.
11.25.09
JPL researcher Eric Rignot contributed to "The Copenhagen Diagnosis," a new report that synthesizes pertinent climate research over the past four years.
11.16.09
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.
11.11.09
Using lidar to obtain high-precision measurements of water vapor in the upper troposphere.
10.29.09
Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers are developing a balloon system that could support a future NASA mission to roam the acidic atmosphere of Venus.
10.27.09
Winners of the annual Postdoctoral Research Day gave lectures on their research and were presented with plaques to commemorate the event.
10.20.09
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.
10.20.09
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.
09.30.09
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.
09.29.09
W.M. Keck Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship information and deadlines
09.21.09
A new book gives an overview of the complexities of drilling for samples in extreme environments on Earth and other planets.
09.14.09
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.
09.02.09
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.
09.01.09
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.
08.27.09
A JPL Robotics research task will allow unmanned vehicles to operate more safely around both military personnel and pedestrians in cluttered urban environments.
08.27.09
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.
08.24.09
With a rocky surface, hills and craters covering the moon, astronauts approaching a landing will have to be particularly careful. Thanks to a technology developed by JPL, it should be easier for future explorers to achieve a safe touchdown.
08.20.09
The SURP website has been updated and is now available.
08.17.09
A new website for postdocs has been released with information and resources for applicants, advisors, and current postdocs at JPL.
08.17.09
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.
08.17.09
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.