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Read the latest news and discoveries from JPL’s dozens of active space missions exploring Earth, the solar system and worlds beyond.

NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000
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The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official number of exoplanets — planets outside our solar system — tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added…

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NASA Makes Webby 30s List of Most Iconic, Influential on Internet
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NASA has earned a spot on The Webby 30, a curated list celebrating 30 companies and organizations that have shaped the digital landscape. “This honor reflects the talent of NASA’s communications professionals who bring our story to life,” said Will…

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NASA Analysis Shows Sun’s Activity Ramping Up
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Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify the duration of the Sun’s quiet period beginning in 1645. It looked like the Sun was heading toward a historic lull in activity. That trend flipped in 2008, according to new research.…

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NASA’s GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time
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A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before. A recent tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent…

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New U.S.-European Sea Level Satellite Will Help Safeguard Ships at Sea
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Sea surface height data from the Sentinel-6B satellite, led by NASA and ESA, will help with the development of marine weather forecasts, alerting ships to possible dangers. Because most global trade travels by ship, accurate, timely ocean forecasts are essential.…

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NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior
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Rocky material that impacted Mars lies scattered in giant lumps throughout the planet’s mantle, offering clues about Mars’ interior and its ancient past. What appear to be fragments from the aftermath of massive impacts on Mars that occurred 4.5 billion…

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NASA: Ceres May Have Had Long-Standing Energy to Fuel Habitability
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The dwarf planet is cold now, but new research paints a picture of Ceres hosting a deep, long-lived energy source that may have maintained habitable conditions in the past. New NASA research has found that Ceres may have had a…

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NASA’s Psyche Captures Images of Earth, Moon
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Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward. On schedule for its 2029 arrival at the asteroid Psyche, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft recently looked back toward home and captured images…

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US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake
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Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting coastal communities. The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite captured the tsunami spawned by an…

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NASA Supercomputers Take on Life Near Greenland’s Most Active Glacier
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As Greenland’s ice retreats, it’s fueling tiny ocean organisms. To test why, scientists turned to a computer model out of JPL and MIT that’s been called a laboratory in itself. Runoff from Greenland’s ice sheet is kicking nutrients up from…

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