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Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena announced it will lay off about 530 people as a cost-cutting measure.

A day after the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena announced it will be laying off about 530 people, workers are expected to be notified Wednesday -- with JPL Director Laurie Leshin instructing most employees to work from home so they can "be in a safe, comfortable environment on a stressful day."

For decades, satellites have been beaming down evidence of Earth’s changing climate, with little impact. Space veteran Dan McCleese wants to change that with MethaneSAT, a satellite built for a single, critical purpose — to fight climate change.

An edited transcript of an interview with Orlando Figueroa, chair of the independent review team that evaluated NASA's Mars Sample Return program.

RIP, Ingenuity, the first craft to fly on another planet.

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity’s landing on Mars, part of a mission whose legacy will extend far into the future.

Olympus Mons isn't just the largest volcano on Mars; it's the largest volcano in the entire solar system. Know all key details about Olympus Mons and why is the biggest volcano in the solar system.

WASHINGTON - As the Mars Helicopter continues to perform far beyond expectations, lessons learned from that rover are being incorporated into NASA's

Mars Sample Return has always been an expensive, high-risk, high-reward project. But now, with realization of the mission’s actual cost and expanding timeline, Congress must commit to fully supporting the effort or risk tanking the rest of NASA’s planetary science program

Elon Musk has spent nearly two decades rallying SpaceX fans around his goal of colonizing Mars, something world governments aren’t currently attempting — in part because of the unfathomable price tag such a mission will entail.