Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA JPL Looks to Next 90 Years of Innovation, ExplorationInterstellar probes. Lunar drones. Helicopters on Mars. When a group of Caltech graduate students and enthusiasts began conducting rocket-propulsion tests in Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco on Oct. 31, 1936, they had no idea that their work marked the inception of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Ninety years later, the lab, now managed by Caltech for NASA, isn’t […]Read the full story →Amanda Barnett · October 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA JPL Testing Readies Voyager Technologies Lander for Moon MissionA commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA’s efforts to establish a Moon Base, humanity’s first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The tests simulated the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space, as well as the intense shaking and ear-splitting […]Read the full story →Amanda Barnett · October 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Sees Menagerie of Brown DwarfsNASA’s SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer) space telescope is shedding light on brown dwarfs, celestial objects that blur the line between stars and exoplanets. New findings published in The Astrophysical Journal show that these dark and cloudy worlds have chemically rich atmospheres not unlike the giant […]Read the full story →Amanda Barnett · October 8, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Feature · Science / TechnologyNASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of MassSeasonal changes redistribute enough water around Earth to shift the planet’s center of mass back and forth by fractions of an inch relative to its geometric center. NASA scientists are on the case, tracking the oscillations because Earth’s center of mass is a crucial reference point for satellite navigation and elevation measurements. A team, led […]Read the full story →Amanda Barnett · September 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM
