JPL
Short Circuit Puts the Curiosity Rover's Fate in Question
Curiosity will be out of commission for several days after an electrical glitch.
The OPALS Experiment Is Proving the Concept of a Space-Laser Internet
We're still a ways off from having porn beamed into our laptops from orbit, but at least it's technically possible.
Uma visita profunda à Deep Space Network, da NASA
Neste ano, a NASA/JPL comemora 50 anos da sua coleção global de antenas gigantescas que controlam sondas espaciais não tripuladas na órbita da Terra e além.
What Summer Is Like on Saturn's Moon Titan
Sorry, beach fans: it's mostly cloudy and the sea is methane.
An Inside Look at NASA's Deep Space Network
This year marks 50 years of NASA/JPL’s global collection of massive antenna arrays that control unmanned space probes within Earth's orbit and beyond.
NASA's New FINDER Scans for Breathing Bodies in Disaster Rubble
The microwave future of emergency response.
Good News, Everybody: That Asteroid Will Not Hit Earth in 2036
Scientists were saying there was a 2.7 percent chance Apophis, an asteroid 1,050-feet across with a striking power equivalent to 850 tons of TNT, could hit the Earth. But now they’re saying not to sweat it at all.
Parsons' Portal to Hell
I’m about to be sucked into a Hell portal that sits in caverns somewhere around NASA’s JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab). The old line is that "JPL" really stands for Jack Parsons’ Lab, in honor of the rocketeer who dabbled in the occult and went to sex parties...
The Hell Portal Where NASA's Rocket King Hung Out With L. Ron Hubbard
We hop a chain-link fence. A riparian zone rich in massive willows and various wildlife, this area is a magnet for hikers, joggers, paranormal enthusiasts, equestrians, graffitists, young people tripping acid, assorted weirdos.
High Speed Space Communications Are a Laser Blast Away
OPALS: Bringing you high speed communications in space in 2013
Voyager 1's Exit From Our Solar System Has Only Taken 35 Years
Voyager 1 launched 35 years ago. Now it's about to leave the boundary of our solar system. And it's still going strong.