#Caltech

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NASA to Open JPL Management Contract to Competition for the First Time in Decades

NASA says it will compete the next Jet Propulsion Laboratory management contract, ending a long run of sole-source awards to Caltech and opening the door to alternative operating models.

Key Takeaways

NASA plans to compete the next contract for managing and operating JPL.
Caltech has managed the lab since the 1930s and has long received sole-source awards.

DT Editorial Team·May 22, 2026·via nasa.gov

Mars May Have Preserved an Ancient Ocean Shelf Instead of a Clean Shoreline

A new analysis argues that evidence for an ancient ocean on Mars may lie not in a level ‘bathtub ring’ shoreline but in a massive continental-shelf-like zone spanning more than 10 million square kilometers.

Key Takeaways

A new paper argues Mars preserved a continental shelf-like feature rather than a simple shoreline.
The proposed shelf spans 10.2 million square kilometers.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 24, 2026·via universetoday.com