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The Media Relations Office at JPL is responsible for issuing press releases and hosting media events. As an institution, discussing new discoveries with the public is key to JPL's success as an institution. Below are selected press releases from JPL about new advances in many research fields.
NASA Curiosity Rover Wins Prestigious Awards
Two prominent aerospace industry organizations are recognizing the contributions of NASA, especially the achievements of the team that landed NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in August, with coveted awards. Read the news release 'NASA Curiosity Rover Wins Prestigious Awards'

How to Target an Asteroid
The hunt is on for methods to aim a spacecraft at an asteroid. Read the news release 'How to Target an Asteroid'

NASA Selects 2013 Carl Sagan Fellows
NASA has announced recipients of the 2013 Sagan Exoplanet Fellowships, a program designed to encourage new talent in exoplanet research. Read the news release 'NASA Selects 2013 Carl Sagan Fellows'

NASA Sends Unmanned Aircraft to Study Volcanic Plume
Like bees buzzing around a hive, three repurposed military unmanned aircraft were sent by NASA into a Costa Rican volcano's plume last month to study its chemical environment. Read the news release 'NASA Sends Unmanned Aircraft to Study Volcanic Plume'

NASA Announces New CubeSat Space Mission Candidates
NASA has selected 24 small satellites, including three from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to fly as payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Read the news release 'NASA Announces New CubeSat Space Mission Candidates'

A New Generation of Sensors for Space Exploration
A collaborative effort between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Delft University of Technology has demonstrated a novel optical sensor for the analysis of the composition and of the origin of geological formations. Read the news release 'A New Generation of Sensors for Space Exploration'

National Space Club Honors Mars Curiosity
The National Space Club will honor NASA's Curiosity/Mars Science Laboratory team with three awards, including the prestigious Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy. Read the news release 'National Space Club Honors Mars Curiosity'

Study Finds Severe Climate Jeopardizing Amazon Forest
An area of the Amazon rainforest twice the size of California continues to suffer from the effects of a megadrought that began in 2005, finds a new NASA-led study. Read the news release 'Study Finds Severe Climate Jeopardizing Amazon Forest'

Bubbling up Organics in an Ocean Vent Simulator
This week, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are running an experiment simulating a deep ocean hydrothermal vent to test theories about the origins of life. Read the news release 'Bubbling up Organics in an Ocean Vent Simulator'

NASA Ozone Study May Benefit Air Standards, Climate
A new NASA-led study finds that when it comes to combating global warming caused by emissions of ozone-forming chemicals, location matters. Read the news release 'NASA Ozone Study May Benefit Air Standards, Climate'

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