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In his new role, his leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the forefront of discovery.

Jonathan I. Lunine will guide the JPL's scientific research and development efforts, drive innovation across its missions and programs and enhance collaborations with NASA Headquarters, NASA centers, the California Institute of Technology, academia, the science community, government agencies and industry partners.

In his new role, his leadership will be critical in fostering an environment of scientific innovation and excellence, ensuring that JPL remains at the

The Infosys Prize 2022 event was held at the Infosys Science Foundation premises in Bangalore on 15 November.

Jessica Watkins will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida early Wednesday morning, and will serve as a mission specialist as part of Crew-4 on the ISS.

Rookie NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who holds a doctorate from UCLA and previously worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, made aerospace history today when she launched on a mission that will make her the first Black woman to serve as a crew member on the International Space Station.

Rookie NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who holds a doctorate from UCLA and previously worked at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, made aerospace history today when she launched on a mission that made her the first Black woman to serve as a crew member on the International Space Station. 

Do humans have a sixth sense after all? HowStuffWorks looks at human magnetism.

Communities of microbes around the world can now be understood with a new technique to visualize gene expression.

Using data from the Context Camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, planetary researchers have generated an 8-trillion-pixel global map of Mars and performed the first systematic global survey of Martian fluvial (river) ridges. This image shows a suite of fluvial ridges on Mars (at –67.64 °E, 43.37 °S). Image credit: J. Dickson. Mars used to be a wet world, as evidenced by rock records of lakes, rivers, and glaciers. The Martian river ridges were formed between 4 and 3 billion y...