Competition to run JPL comes at fraught moment of federal budget cuts, project overruns, management missteps

A competitive contract isn't necessarily a bad thing, experts say. But the administration's anti-science record raises ...

NASA's Mars helicopter actually breaks the sound barrier

For future NASA missions to Mars, this new helicopter vehicle will be key to surveying the planet's surface for all sorts of ...
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Shakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 years

This is part of an even-larger "restructuring" at NASA.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Initiates Largest Change In 70 Years, Solicits Bids To Replace Caltech As Its Manager

A booming industry is proving that private enterprise can make serious strides in space, and JPL is looking to find cheaper ways to do what it's always done.

NASA’s Mars helicopter blades broke the sound barrier without disintegrating, and JPL may have unlocked the next leap in alien flight

NASA engineers spun next-gen Mars helicopter blades past Mach 1 without shattering them. See how JPL unlocked the future of alien flight.

Mars PathFinder

Pathfinder is 223,124,158.5 km away from mission control today. The Pathfinder mission has been quiet again today, as the lander recharges its batteries. JPL has released no further information today.