NASA Study Sheds Light on Ozone Hole Chemistry

A team of scientists led by Michelle Santee of JPL examined how nighttime temperatures affect chlorine monoxide, a key chemical involved in ozone destruction

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Discovering Other Earths, Far Away

JPL astronomer Dr. Mark Swain has announced a breakthrough observational technique which analyzes the atmospheres of distant planets and speeds up the search for other "Earths."

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NASA Releases Orbiting Carbon Observatory Report

A NASA panel that investigated the unsuccessful Feb. 24 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, has completed its report.

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JPL Scientists Shake Things Up At Quake Chat

Los Angeles may become a suburb of Oakland in the distant future, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists said in a videocast and live chat on Monday. Airing live on NASA JPL’s channel available on Ustream TV on July 6 at 5 p.m., the "Quake Chat" featured two JPL scientists who responded to inquiries about earthquakes submitted by individuals watching the hour-long show.

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NASA Technology Studies Earthquake Properties

A NASA Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) project that has been in development for several years has now moved into the application phase and could be useful in deciphering what happened before and during large earthquakes in Southern California, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) officials said Tuesday.

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Scientists Determine How Body Differentiates Between a Scorch and a Scratch

Caltech, UCSF scientists establish how different types of painful stimuli are detected by different subsets of pain-sensing neurons in skin

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Science Author Speaks at the Art Center College of Design Lecture Series

Steve Johnson was the speaker of the week in the Big Picture lecture series being held at the Art Center’s Hillside campus

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