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January 13, 2009 The Human Factor: Understanding the Sources of Rising Carbon DioxideEvery time we get into our car, turn the key and drive somewhere, we burn gasoline, a fossil fuel derived from crude oil. |
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December 23, 2008 Researcher hopes to put fuel cells on the fast trackThe slow evolution of clean-energy solutions is about to kick into high gear, if Sossina M. Haile has anything to say about it. |
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December 19, 2008 NASA Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global WarmingThe frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth's tropics -- the type associated with severe storms and rainfall -- is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. |
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December 16, 2008 New Oceanography Mission Data Now AvailableOceanography data that will help scientists around the world better understand climate change are now available. |
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December 10, 2008 What's in a Name?Whether referred to as global warming or climate change, the consequences of the changes currently being observed in Earth's climate system could be considerable. |
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December 9, 2008 Oscillation Rules as the Pacific CoolsThe latest image of sea-surface height measurements from the U.S./French Jason-1 oceanography satellite shows the Pacific Ocean remains locked in a strong, cool phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, a large, long-lived pattern of climate variability in the Pacific associated with a general cooling of Pacific waters. |
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December 3, 2008 New Study Finds Sumatra Still at High Risk for Big QuakeTwo large quakes beneath Sumatra in 2007 did not adequately relieve built-up stress, according to a study that includes a JPL researcher and radar data. |
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November 18, 2008 NASA's Quikscat Ocean-Observing Satellite Mission HonoredThe Earth-observing satellite has been recognized for helping scientists better understand our home planet. |
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November 17, 2008 JPL Instrument Observes Changes in Big Antarctic GlacierJPL satellite data have helped scientists crack the case of a speeding Antarctic glacier. Understanding glacial flow processes can improve sea level forecasts. |
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November 17, 2008 Water Vapor Doubles Carbon Dioxide's Warming EffectA JPL instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite has helped researchers estimate more precisely than ever before the heat-trapping effect of water in the air. |
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November 13, 2008 Sizing Up Near-Earth AsteroidsJPL scientist Amy Mainzer talks about our nearest neighbors and how the upcoming Wide-field Infrared Explorer mission will observe them. |
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November 12, 2008 NASA's Carbon-Sniffing Satellite Sleuth Arrives at Launch SiteNASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's climate, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin final launch preparations. |
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November 10, 2008 JPL Instrument Circling MoonJPL's Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument is aboard India's moon voyage, Chandrayaan-1. A Sat., Nov. 8 maneuver placed the craft in orbit around the moon. |
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November 6, 2008 JPL Gravity Satellites Gauge Alaskan Glacier Ice LossA new study makes the most precise measurements yet of ice loss in Gulf of Alaska mountain glaciers, a region contributing substantially to sea level rise. |
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November 4, 2008 JPL Instrument Moon-BoundJPL's Moon Mineralogy Mapper instrument is aboard India’s maiden moon voyage, Chandrayaan-1. A maneuver performed today (Tues., Nov. 4) placed the Indian spacecraft on a path toward the moon. |
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Mars Rovers Near Five Years of Discovery |
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Rover Naming Contest |
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To Go Where No Spacecraft Has Gone Before |
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Study Links Severe Storm Increases, Global Warming |
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Kepler Spacecraft Ready to Ship to Florida |
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