Tag: JPL
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3I/ATLAS Closest Approach Time: What You Need to Know
Setting the record straight on 3I/ATLAS There’s often confusion surrounding interstellar visitors like 3I/ATLAS (C/2017 U1). Recent questions about a “tonight” close approach can be exciting, but the science doesn’t align with a current, imminent encounter. 3I/ATLAS was first spotted in October 2017 as it streaked through the inner solar system on a hyperbolic trajectory,…
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NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley: Photo of the Day Highlights Mars-Like Environments
NASA Drones in Death Valley: A Photo of the Day for December 15, 2025 NASA’s ongoing exploration efforts reach new heights in one of Earth’s harshest playgrounds. For decades, the agency and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California have used extreme environments to simulate Martian conditions. This year’s photo of the day captures…
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NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley: Photo of the Day for December 15, 2025
NASA Drones in Death Valley: A Mars-Ready Testbed For decades, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California have relied on the Mojave Desert’s harsh, arid landscapes to emulate the extreme environments found on Mars. On December 15, 2025, a compelling “photo of the day” captured in Death Valley spotlights a new chapter…
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NASA tests drones in Death Valley: Photo of the Day for Dec. 15, 2025
NASA pushes drone tech in one of Earth’s harshest laboratories In a striking display of engineering and planetary science, NASA and its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) continue to rely on Death Valley to test how unmanned aerial systems perform in extreme environments. The harsh, sun-scorched landscape of the Mojave Desert, and Death Valley in particular,…
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A Run of Near-Earth Visitors: NASA-Tracked Asteroids Whiz Past Earth
Overview: What NASA’s JPL Has Reported NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which maintains the primary catalog of near-Earth objects (NEOs), has reported a close series of flybys by several small asteroids. According to JPL’s NEO database, three objects are currently on trajectories that will bring them past Earth in quick succession. While their sizes are…
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NASA Monitors Aeroplane-Sized Asteroids Approaching Earth: What We Know
Overview: NASA-JPL Tracking Multiple Near-Earth Objects NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) monitors thousands of near-Earth objects (NEOs) to assess any potential impact risk. In today’s briefing, JPL reported several small asteroids passing near Earth, described as aeroplane-sized or smaller. Although these objects approach within astronomical distances, they pose no danger to the planet based on…
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Aeroplane-Sized Asteroids Zip By Earth: NASA JPL Tracks Incoming Objects
Overview: NASA JPL Monitors a Busy Near-Earth Neighborhood Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which tracks near-Earth objects (NEOs), said a handful of small asteroids are on fast approaches to Earth. While none pose an immediate threat, the close-quarters flybys remind scientists why continuous monitoring is essential. JPL’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS)…
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Did NASA’s Perseverance Rover See Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on Mars? What We Know
Overview: The Claim and the Context On social media and in space news circles, a question has circulated: did NASA’s Perseverance rover observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaking across the Martian night sky? Reports point to a streak of light captured by Perseverance’s Navcam on Oct. 4, the same date ESA noted 3I/ATLAS would make a…
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Did Perseverance Spot Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS on Mars? What We Can Say
Overview: A Possible Interstellar visitor and a Martian sighting NASA’s Perseverance rover recently captured what some observers describe as a streak of light in the Martian night sky. The image, taken by the rover’s Navcam on a day that aligned with the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS’s closest approach to Mars, has sparked curiosity and social media…
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Did Perseverance See Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS from Mars? What We Know So Far
Did Perseverance Spot 3I/ATLAS from Mars? The claim that NASA’s Perseverance rover captured a glimpse of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Oct. 4 has sparked a flurry of speculation. Social media posts and blog discussions suggested a faint streak in Perseverance’s Navcam image might be 3I/ATLAS as it passed by Mars. Yet, as of now,…