With a little luck and some help from artificial intelligence, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who built the SUV-size Perseverance Mars rover, which is now speeding toward the Red Planet, are hoping a specialized X-ray scanner carried by the rover may detect signs of ancient fossils in Martian rocks, according to JPL. Among the vast array of sensors and scientific instruments packed... More »
Soldiers are no strangers to boot camp, but those who participate in the Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) trade drill sergeants and physical training for world-class researchers and an intensive introduction to education in science and technology. This summer, 17 active-duty service members and veterans completed a weeklong academic boot camp featuring scientists from Caltech and the Jet Propulsion L... More »
Did you know NASA’s next Mars rover has a nearly identical sibling on Earth for testing? Even better, it’s about to roll for the first time through a replica Martian landscape. As NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance hurtles through space toward the Red Planet, the six-wheeler’s twin is ready to roll here on Earth. A full-scale engineering version of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover – outfitted with whe... More »
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory community is mourning the loss of Jakob van Zyl, a longtime leader in efforts to explore the solar system who died last week following a heart attack, according to the institution. He was 63. Van Zyl died Wednesday, two days after suffering a heart attack, according to a statement from JPL. He retired from JPL in March, capping off a career that spanned 33 years. H... More »
As the Jet Propulsion Laboratory-built Perseverance Mars rover streaks toward the Red Planet, NASA has assembled a board to review plans to return the rock and dust samples it’s expected to collect back to Earth in what JPL describes as “one of the most difficult missions humanity has ever undertaken.” While the rover’s landing on Mars is still months away, scientists and experts are already plann... More »
Headed to the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover, the pioneering helicopter is powered up for the first time in interplanetary space as part of a systems check. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter received a checkout and recharge of its power system on Friday, Aug. 7, one week into its near seven-month journey to Mars with the Perseverance rover. This marks the first time the helicopter has been ... More »
The lead investigator preparing a Jet Propulsion Laboratory mission to send a satellite to map newly discovered water on the moon will be hosting an online lecture next week to discuss the ambitious project. Bethany Ehlmann serves as principal investigator for the Lunar Trailblazer mission, which is being planned by JPL. Ehlmann is also a professor of planetary science at Caltech, according to a w... More »
The Rose Bowl announced Wednesday that it is forming a think tank populated by key figures in the sports world to promote leadership, sportsmanship and unity from the world-renowned stadium. The Rose Bowl Institute seeks to draw on the 98 years of rich sports history at the venue to champion the values and life lessons that sports can teach, organizers said. It’s a partnership between the stadium ... More »
The Rose Bowl announced Wednesday that it is forming a think tank populated by key figures in the sports world to promote leadership, sportsmanship and unity from the world-renowned stadium. The Rose Bowl Institute seeks to draw on the 98 years of rich sports history at the venue to champion the values and life lessons that sports can teach, organizers said. It’s a partnership between the stadium ... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 59 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Stories: Pasadena School Board Denies Ballot to Proposal Which Would Have Allowed Noncitizens to Vote on District Measures Refrigerator Electrical Malfunction Suspected in Fatal Pasadena Apartment Fire 65.2% of Pasadenans Have Responded to the... More »
