Great to be back at @NASAJPL and spend time with the people driving some of NASA’s most ambitious missions.
The future of exploration depends on teams like this, and I couldn’t be more excited about what’s ahead. Dare mighty things.
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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory advances science and discovery through NASA robotic missions exploring Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
Happy solstice! ☀️ Yesterday kicked off astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This time of year, the summer triangle rises into view in the night sky. Between these stars, amazing deep-sky objects are visible with a telescope, including the Ring and Veil Nebulas.
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- Explore JPL is returning October 10-11, 2026! This free, immersive event invites the public for a rare behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking science and engineering driving NASA’s missions across our solar system and beyond. Tickets are free, but limited. Registration
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A Moon Base lander is one step closer to the lunar South Pole. @astrobotic recently unveiled the Griffin-1 lunar lander, now ready for environmental testing at @NASAJPL ahead of its late-2026 launch. Griffin-1 will deliver payloads supporting Moon Base Phase One.
- From the bridge of the Enterprise to the frontiers of real-world exploration, science fiction and science fact have long inspired one another. 🖖 We recently sat down with Ethan Peck, who portrays Spock in “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” to this shared spirit that connects
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It’s like CSI…but with rocks 🕵️♀️🪨 Scientists hiked into the Mojave Desert to investigate a mineral “fingerprint” detected by a NASA sensor. Topaz was hiding in plain sight, which could hint at something more valuable underground known as porphyry copper.
- NASA JPL repostedSince arriving at its destination five years ago, our Perseverance Mars rover has collected data that hints at a history of past life on the Red Planet. Catch up on Percy’s biggest discoveries in this week’s episode of our Curious Universe podcast: go.nasa.gov/4x3NAuB
GIF - Robots lead the way! 🦾 Just as our Surveyor landers scouted the Moon in advance of Apollo astronauts, our MoonFall propulsive drones will survey the lunar surface in unprecedented detail at potential @NASAArtemis landing sites.60 years ago today, Surveyor I made a three-point soft landing on the Moon—the first soft landing for America's space program—AND accomplished on its first try. Over the next 6 weeks it returned more than 11,000 images of the lunar surface including this one featuring its shadow.
