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Tiny swimming robots seeking life in alien seas
Tiny swimming robots sound like cool science fiction. But a JPL robotics engineer is developing them, for future missions to ocean worlds.
June 30, 2022
Mystery rocket crash site found on moon
A mystery rocket body has struck the lunar surface leaving an unusual crater, and where the rocket body came from is uncertain.
June 30, 2022
Asteroid Day, June 30, live from Luxembourg
Participants will once again celebrate Asteroid Day 2022 live, and you can participate too via livestream. Find more info here.
June 30, 2022
The Tunguska explosion, 114 years ago today
The Tunguska explosion on June 30, 1908, is the largest asteroid impact in recorded history. It flattened 830 square miles of Siberian forest.
June 30, 2022
Charon’s red cap created by “atmospheric surges”
An odd reddish polar cap on Pluto's moon Charon has puzzled scientists since 1st seen in 2015. Now researchers may have solved the mystery of Charon's red cap.
June 29, 2022
Ozone layer damage due to rocket launches?
A new study by NOAA says that with the increase in rocket launches over the next 20 years, the soot emitted from these launches could damage the ozone layer.
June 29, 2022
NASA ready to fly to the moon!
The SLS launch rehearsal was successful, and the Artemis 1 moon mission could launch by the end of August.
June 25, 2022
Speedy pulsar blazing through Milky Way
Astronomers compared images taken 10 years apart to learn that a speedy pulsar inhabits a known supernova remnant.
June 24, 2022
Does the North Star ever move?
The North Star is a symbol for constancy. But, if you took its picture, you'd find that it makes its own little circle around the sky's north pole every day.
June 24, 2022
Europa Clipper mission at JPL! Ready for assembly
NASA's Europa Clipper mission just completed another big step toward launch, the delivery of the spacecraft's main body to JPL.
June 23, 2022
