The first set of high-resolution results from ESA’s three-satellite Swarm constellation reveals the most recent changes in the magnetic field that protects our planet. Launched in…
Read the articleThis video features some spectacular imagery from Earth-observing satellites. From this perspective, even some of the most familiar places can be difficult to recognise. Can you…
Read the articleEveryone knows that space is cold. In the vast gulf between stars and galaxies, the temperature of gaseous matter routinely drops to 3 degrees K, or…
Read the articleAlmost a million people have watched the YouTube video of ESA’s 3D camera being used in space. Here on Earth, the same camera technology is equally…
Read the articleWhen NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Earth on Oct. 9, 2013, it received a boost in speed of more than 8,800 mph (about 7.3 kilometer per…
Read the articleWhat is the coldest place on Earth? It is a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau where temperatures in several hollows can dip…
Read the articleThis montage of time-lapse photography from the International Space Station is collected from many taken in Expeditions 29, 30 and 31. The previous sequence, ‘All Alone…
Read the articleJoin NASA/JPL for a preview of three Earth-observing missions being prepared for launch in 2014 and JPL’s role in studying our home planet. Speaker Program Welcome…
Read the articleThe next time you step onto an airplane, consider the following: In any given year, the pilot of your aircraft probably absorbs as much radiation as…
Read the articleData from a NASA airborne science mission has revealed an immense and previously unknown canyon hidden under a mile of Greenland ice. “One might assume that…
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