http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/feed/default.asp News Center Archives en-us Copyright 2010 JHUAPL Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:14:00 -0500 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:00:00 -0500 web-pao1-contact@jhuapl.edu (H. Worth) JHUAPL-Webmaster2010@jhuapl.edu (APL Webmaster) Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/120201.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2012/120201.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general For the third year in a row, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been named to Baltimore magazine's "Best Places to Work" list. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 07 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111207b.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111207b.asp Gina.Ellrich@jhuapl.edu (G. Ellrich) space Since its launch a decade ago on Dec. 7, 2001, NASA's TIMED (Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics) spacecraft has collected more data on the upper atmosphere than any other satellite, and has provided an unprecedented look at the gateway between Earth and space. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111207.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111207.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Ellrich) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) was awarded a bronze Bicycle Friendly Business Award by the League of American Bicyclists in a ceremony on its Laurel, Md., campus today. Recognized for its investment in bicycling to promote employee health and social responsibility, APL has an active cycling club, showers, locker rooms, secure bike parking and a personal fitness financial incentive. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 06 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111206.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111206.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space. Data obtained from Voyager over the last year reveal this new region to be a kind of cosmic purgatory. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 05 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111205.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111205.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), twin spacecraft being built and tested at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., are about to enter a challenging series of tests designed to certify that they are ready for their August 2012 launch and two-year mission in Earth's orbit. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111121.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111121.asp Gina.Ellrich@jhuapl.edu (G. Ellrich) space A consortium led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is proposing a geoscience program that would give scientists the first continuous real-time look at the Earth's surface and atmosphere through a global network of sensors. <br clear="all"/> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111118.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111118.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space Images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show sand dunes and ripples moving across the surface of Mars at dozens of locations and shifting up to several yards. These observations reveal the planet's sandy surface is more dynamic than previously thought. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111116.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111116.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space In a finding of significance in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists have discovered what appears to be a body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa which could represent a new potential habitat for life. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111103.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111103.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general Victor McCrary has been appointed the Emerging Technology and Innovation Manager in the Research and Exploratory Development Department (REDD) at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md. The position was created to ensure that APL remains well positioned to leverage nascent technology efforts. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111102.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111102.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space A new NASA study suggests if life ever existed on Mars, the longest lasting habitats were most likely below the Red Planet's surface. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:50:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111004.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/111004.asp Gina.Ellrich@jhuapl.edu (G. Ellrich) space Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) are proposing a new space-based monitoring system that would help scientists answer some of the most fundamental questions surrounding Earth's changing climate. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 29 Aug 2011 15:05:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110929.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110929.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space After only six months in orbit around Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is sending back information that has revolutionized the way scientists think about the innermost planet. Analyses of new data from the spacecraft show, among other things, new evidence that flood volcanism has been widespread on Mercury, the first close-up views of Mercury's "hollows," the first direct measurements of the chemical composition of Mercury's surface, and the first global inventory of plasma ions within Mercury's space environment. <br clear="all"/> Fri, 17 Aug 2011 15:15:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110817.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110817.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space Louise Prockter, a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America, an organization of 25,000 members seeking to foster the quest for understanding the Earth, planets, and life; catalyze new scientific ways of thinking about natural systems; and support the application of geoscience knowledge and insight to human needs, aspirations, and Earth stewardship. <br clear="all"/> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:15:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110805.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110805.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space APL’s Jupiter Energetic-particle Detector Instrument (JEDI)—which will delve into the dynamics of the solar system’s largest planetary magnetic field—heads for the giant planet aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:15:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110804.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110804.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., is advising the Missile Defense Agency as MDA develops a plan for streamlined production and fielding of a future space-borne sensor known as the Precision Tracking Space System (PTSS). <br clear="all"/> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:35:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110726.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110726.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space Scott Murchie of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., principal investigator for the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) instrument, has been awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest honor that NASA bestows to an individual working outside the government. Additionally, both the CRISM instrument and science teams were awarded the NASA Public Service Group Achievement Award. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:35:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110721.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110721.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) general James R. Schatz has been named head of the Milton S. Eisenhower Research Center and Science and Technology Business Area at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110616.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110616.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space After nearly three months in orbit about Mercury, MESSENGER's payload is providing a wealth of new information about the planet closest to the Sun, as well as a few surprises. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:38:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110615.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110615.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Surprising observations from NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft raise questions about the radial extent of the heliosheath — the heated outer shell of our sun’s sphere of influence — leading scientists to believe the intrepid probe is closer to interstellar space than they thought. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:38:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110614.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110614.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space Devising ways to explore space in tight fiscal times tops the agenda of the 9th International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, set for June 21-23, 2011, at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:38:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110602.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110602.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., has licensed large motor control (LMC) software to HDT Robotics, a business unit of HDT Global and a provider of advanced robotic manipulation systems and military robotics solutions. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 16 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110516.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110516.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space A highly sensitive and extremely compact instrument for plasma monitoring known as Canary, developed and built by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., lifted off on Monday, May 16 as part of the payload aboard the space shuttle Endeavour and the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). <br clear="all"/> Thu, 12 May 2011 12:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110512.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110512.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) general A novel way to monitor and treat hardening arteries from inside the body, and a clever method to provide covert monitoring and communications, are the winners of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's Invention of the Year and Government Purpose Innovation awards for 2010. <br clear="all"/> Fri, 06 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110506.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110506.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., is managing a project to explore the organic seas of Saturn's moon Titan, one of three proposals selected by NASA this week as candidates for the agency's next Discovery Program mission. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110420.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110420.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Scientists working with data from NASA's Cassini mission, now in its sixth year of operations at Saturn, have discovered an electrical current running between Saturn and its moon Enceladus that creates an observable emission on the ringed planet. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=166 hhttp://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=166 web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space This afternoon, MESSENGER began its yearlong science campaign to understand the innermost planet. The spacecraft will fly around Mercury 700 times over the next 12 months, and its instruments will perform the first complete reconnaissance of the cratered planet's geochemistry, geophysics, geological history, atmosphere, magnetosphere, and plasma environment. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EDT http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=165p http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=165 web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space MESSENGER has delivered its first image since entering orbit about Mercury on March 17. It was taken today at 5:20 am EDT by the Mercury Dual Imaging System as the spacecraft sailed high above Mercury's south pole, and provides a glimpse of portions of Mercury's surface not previously seen by spacecraft. The image was acquired as part of the orbital commissioning phase of the MESSENGER mission. Continuous global mapping of Mercury will begin on April 4. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110321.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110321.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space John Sommerer, head of the Space Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been named one of the inaugural Gilman Scholars by university President Ronald J. Daniels and Provost Lloyd B. Minor. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EST http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=162 http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=162 web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space At 9:10 p.m. EDT, engineers in the MESSENGER Mission Operations Center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., received the anticipated radiometric signals confirming nominal burn shutdown and successful insertion of the MESSENGER probe into orbit around the planet Mercury. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:00:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110307.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110307.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space As spring continues to unfold at Saturn, April showers on the planet's largest moon, Titan, have brought methane rain to its equatorial deserts, as revealed in images captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. This is the first time scientists have obtained current evidence of rain soaking Titan's surface at low latitudes. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:55:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110309.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110309.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space Rocks on Mars dug from far underground by crater-blasting impacts are providing glimpses of one possible way Mars' atmosphere has become much less dense than it used to be. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:55:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110216.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110216.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Brown) general Victor McCrary, Science and Technology Business Area executive at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., will receive the Scientist of the Year award at the 2011 Black Engineer of the Year national conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17-19. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:01:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110202.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110202.asp web-pao1-contact@jhuapl.edu (H. Worth) general Cyril John O'Brien, career journalist, oldest known living Marine Corps war correspondent, and former media relations head at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, died January 31 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md., from natural causes associated with coronary heart disease. He was 92. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:01:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110117.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110117.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has again been named to Baltimore magazine's "Best Places to Work" list. Additionally, because APL has received this honor many times before, the Laboratory is now a member of the inaugural "Best Places to Work" Hall of Fame.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:01:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110112.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2011/110112.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) general Timothy J. Galpin has been appointed Assistant Director for Programs at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., and in that capacity will oversee APL's diversified portfolio of more than 600 engineering, research and development programs. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:41:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101220.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101220.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Kurt Lindstrom has been named business area executive for Civilian Space at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. The appointment puts him in charge of APL's current civilian space science and technology programs, as well as business development activities for future missions. <br clear="all"/> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101217.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101217.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space NASA's Mars Opportunity rover is getting important tips from a mineral-mapping instrument aboard an orbiting spacecraft as it explores areas that might hold clues about past Martian environments.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:01:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101216.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101216.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) general Richard T. Roca, director emeritus of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been inducted as a full member of the Pan American Academy of Engineering. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101215.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101215.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space A new analysis based on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds a causal link between mysterious, periodic signals from Saturn's magnetic field and explosions of hot ionized gas, known as plasma, around the planet. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:50:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101214.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101214.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space The 33-year odyssey of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached a distant point at the edge of our solar system where there is no outward motion of solar wind.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:15:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101213b.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101213b.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space As space-based probes and telescopes continue to reveal new and seemingly unimaginable features of our universe, a geological landmark on Saturn's moon Iapetus ranks high on the list of things particularly peculiar. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:10:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101213.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101213.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Jack C. Roberts, a program manager and principal investigator at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:20:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101101.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101101.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) space Nine years after beginning its unprecedented look at the gateway between Earth and space and collecting more data on the upper atmosphere than any other satellite, NASA's TIMED (Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics) mission has been extended yet again to continue its mission to study the influences of the sun and humans on our upper atmosphere. Until TIMED, built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., the mesosphere and lower thermosphere/ionosphere has been one of the least explored and understood regions, and the region that helps protect Earth from harmful solar radiation. <br clear="all"/> Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101031.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101031.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (G. Brown) space Light-colored mounds of a mineral deposited on a volcanic cone over three billion years ago may preserve evidence of one of the most recent habitable microenvironments on Mars. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:31:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101020.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101020.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space More than 100 Maryland middle school students will get an inside look at lunar exploration when they visit the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., for Space Academy on Friday, Oct. 22. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:31:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101004.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/101004.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Hubble Space Telescope observations of comet 103P/Hartley 2, taken on Sept. 25, are helping in the planning for a Nov. 4 flyby of the comet by the Deep Impact eXtended Investigation on NASA's EPOXI mission. <br clear="all"/> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:31:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100903.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100903.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Ten years ago, NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission (NEAR) made history as the first spacecraft to orbit and land on an asteroid. Now the team behind that successful mission proposes a sequel that could pave the way for astronauts to explore an asteroid for the first time.<br clear="all"/> Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100818.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100818.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space APL, with help from The Boeing Company and Iridium Communications Inc., has successfully implemented a new system to monitor Earth's space environment.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:30:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100722.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100722.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Officials from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), along with government and construction industry representatives, broke ground July 16 for a new spacecraft assembly and testing facility on the APL campus in Laurel, Md.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:23:00 EST http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=148 http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=148 web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space Analysis of data from MESSENGER's third and final flyby of Mercury in September 2009 has revealed the first observations of emission from an ionized species in Mercury's exosphere, new information about magnetic substorms, and evidence of younger volcanism on the innermost planet than previously recognized. The results are reported in three papers published online on July 15 in the Science Express section of the website of Science magazine. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:03:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100714.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100714.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract for up to $34.5 million to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., to manage the development and testing of the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL) system on human subjects, using a brain-controlled interface.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:29:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100624.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100624.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) space A phase in the early history of Mars with conditions favorable to life occurred globally rather than just in the south, new findings from the north suggest.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:48:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100609.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100609.asp web-pao1-contact@jhuapl.edu (H. Worth) general Dr. Ralph D. Semmel, who currently oversees a variety of research and development activities at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has been selected to lead the Laboratory as its next director. On July 1, Dr. Semmel will succeed Dr. Richard T. Roca, who has served as APL's director since January 2000.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 26 May 2010 16:03:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100526.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100526.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Scientists have assembled the first global geological map of Ganymede and, in doing so, have gathered new evidence into the formation of the solar system's largest moon.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 21 May 2010 13:14:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100521.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100521.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general FDA officials recently announced the creation of a new safety initiative aimed at improving the safety of infusion pumps - an area of concern that physicians at The Johns Hopkins University and engineers at JHU's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., are already addressing by studying how to apply systems engineering principles to the problem.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:29:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100430.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100430.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space A Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory scientist is shattering theories that asteroids are just barren chunks of space rock.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:30:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100408.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100408.asp web-pao1-contact@jhuapl.edu (H. Worth) general A method to quickly determine whether potentially harmful microbes are resistant to certain drugs has been named the year's top invention at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100329.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100329.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) space Gary Sullins, an aerospace engineer and supervisor within the Air and Missile Defense Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., was presented with a Missile Defense Agency Technology Achievement Award March 24 during the eighth annual U.S. Missile Defense Conference in Washington, D.C. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:48:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100309.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100309.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus will be the keynote speaker at the Climate and Energy Imperatives for Future Naval Forces Symposium on March 23 and 24 at The Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory's (APL) Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Md. APL and CNA are sponsoring the conference to explore ways in which changes in climate and energy availability are likely to impact the composition and employment of future U.S. naval forces. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:26:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100216.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100216.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space John C. Sommerer has been appointed head of the Space Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:04:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100211.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100211.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Near the center of a Martian crater about the size of Connecticut, hundreds of exposed rock layers form a mound as tall as the Rockies and reveal a record of major environmental changes on Mars billions of years ago.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:14:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100202.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100202.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Hal Weaver has observed more comets with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope than any other astronomer - and he's equally excited and curious over something the telescope spied this past week.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:14:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100128.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100128.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general William A. LaPlante, head of the Global Engagement Department at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has been named to the Defense Science Board. The prestigious federal panel advises top Defense Department leaders on scientific, technical, research and other critical matters.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:58:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100121.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100121.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been awarded $24.7 million to develop the second phase of technologies to bolster national cyber experimentation capabilities. The contract is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) National Cyber Range program, a revolutionary approach to assessing potential technologies for the nation's cyber security systems and networks.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:55:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100111.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2010/100111.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space Charles Hibbitts is about to join a new generation of space explorers. On Jan. 12-13, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory researcher and 11 other scientists will meet at the National AeroSpace Training and Research Center near Philadelphia, where they'll learn to work and conduct experiments in the wispy upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere known as suborbital space.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:43:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/091210.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/091210.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) space The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has licensed two patents to Genesis Electronics Group, Inc., covering a compact power source that produces electricity from solar energy.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:43:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/091218.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/091218.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space Two national magazines have recognized the MESSENGER mission to Mercury for its engineering and scientific accomplishments. Discover named MESSENGER one its top 100 science stories of 2009, and the probe was named one of Time's best 50 inventions of 2009.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:43:00 EST http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=138 http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=138 web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) space The Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging spacecraft, known as MESSENGER, flew by Mercury on Sept. 29. The probe completed a critical gravity assist to remain on course to enter into orbit around Mercury in 2011. Despite shutting down temporarily because of a power system switchover during a solar eclipse, the spacecraft's cameras and instruments collected high-resolution and color images unveiling another 6 percent of the planet's surface never before seen at close range. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:43:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/091015.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/091015.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general In a paper published Oct. 15 in Science, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) present a new view of the region of the sun's influence, or heliosphere, and the forces that shape it. Images from one of the Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument's sensors, the Ion and Neutral Camera (MIMI/INCA), on NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggest that the heliosphere may not have the comet-like shape predicted by existing models.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:43:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/091008.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/091008.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) of Laurel, Md., has licensed a unique scanning technology capable of creating a color-accurate three-dimensional model and image of a small object with resolutions smaller than 1/12th the size of a grain of salt. These models and images can be used for forensic analysis, reverse engineering and quality control.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:43:00 EST http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=132 http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=132 web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general On September 29, 2009, the MESSENGER spacecraft will fly by Mercury for the third and final time, passing 141.7 miles above the planet's rocky surface for a final gravity assist that will enable it to enter orbit about Mercury in 2011. With more than 90 percent of the planet's surface already imaged, the team will turn its instruments during this flyby to specific features to uncover more information about the planet closest to the Sun.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:43:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090821.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090821.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Software engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., in collaboration with JHU's Center for Technology in Education, have developed a prototype Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to provide Baltimore County students with a gaming-like experience to augment existing math and science curriculums.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:49:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090812.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090812.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., along with U.S. Congressional members, Howard County officials and representatives from the construction industry, broke ground, August 7, for what will be the Laboratory's new Space Department building.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:27:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090731.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090731.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Both the current and upcoming versions of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense weapon system, used to detect, track and target missile threats, was put to the test in two same-day exercises conducted with APL's assistance. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 8 Jul 2009 11:32:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090708.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090708.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Space weather researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., are helping expand a global radar network used to study electrical disturbances in our atmosphere that can create auroral displays or disrupt communications, knock out electrical power grids, damage satellites or even affect astronauts. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 26 May 2009 14:20:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090526.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090526.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Maryland born-astronauts Ricky Arnold and Tom Jones and Sen. Barbara Mikulski are among those scheduled to speak at "A Salute to Maryland's Place in Space," on June 1 at the Maryland Science Center to help celebrate 50 years of space science and technological innovation in the state. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 13 May 2009 17:04:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090513.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090513.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general A smart polymer that automatically releases medicine into the bloodstream and a super-thin flexible microchip share the honor as the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's top invention for 2008. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:53:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090422.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090422.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general On Sat., April 25, approximately 100 employees from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, in Laurel, Md., will help escort 125 World War II veterans from the Huntsville, Ala., area during a day-long tour of memorials created in their honor. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:22:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090416.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090416.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has achieved AS9100 certification, demonstrating that its civilian and national security space business, safety and mission assurance activities align with the highest standards of the aerospace community. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:11:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090414.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090414.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general The APL-built and -operated twin STEREO observatories have made the first 3-D measurements of solar explosions, known as coronal mass ejections, enabling scientists to see their size and shape, and image them as they travel approximately 93 million miles from the sun to Earth. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:17:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090324.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090324.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Ed Goss, an engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has invented a simple way to prevent the dangers of "backfeeding" with a device that works and looks like an ordinary home circuit breaker and efficiently isolates generator power from main commercial power. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:17:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090226.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090226.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Titan's vast dune fields, which may act like weather vanes to determine general wind direction on Saturn's biggest moon, have been mapped by scientists who compiled four years of radar data collected by the Cassini spacecraft. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 3 Feb 2009 16:17:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090203.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090203.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general Michael Vlahos, a principal analyst at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., offers a view of the 9/11 war that illuminates how violent conflicts connect to a group's "sacred" ritual celebration of identity in "Fighting Identity-Sacred War and World Change," (Praeger Security International, 2008). <br clear="all"/> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090129.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090129.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Recent images of Titan from NASA's Cassini spacecraft affirm the presence of lakes of liquid hydrocarbons by capturing changes in the lakes brought on by rainfall. <br clear="all"/> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090127.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090127.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P. Campbell) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been awarded $7.3 million for the initial development phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) effort to build a "cyber range" to test cyber security technology and protect government computer networks from attacks. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090121.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090121.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general NASA has tapped the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to head an investigation of the moon's poles - including a look at how robots and eventually humans could use the moon's natural resources. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:10:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090115.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090115.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general APL is part of a multiagency team honored by the Department of Homeland Security for developing a technology to help aerial law-enforcement personnel inspect bridges, buildings and other important structures. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:17:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090108.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2009/090108.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general Following a successful confirmation review, NASA has given the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) the go-ahead to continue development of the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP mission. APL will build and operate the twin probes that will study the radiation belts surrounding Earth, with a primary mission of two years. <br clear="all"/> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:54:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081218.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081218.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general Members of the MESSENGER science team will present a range of new findings from the spacecraft's studies of the planet Mercury during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting next week in San Francisco. <br clear="all"/> Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:33:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081212.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081212.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general Researchers using a powerful instrument on board NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have found a long sought-after mineral on the Martian surface and with it, unexpected clues to the Red Planet's watery past. <br clear="all"/> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:45:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081117.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081117.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has earned the Howard Technology Council's first Technology Company of the Year Award. <br clear="all"/> Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:45:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/0801029.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/0801029.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general Gliding over the battered surface of Mercury for the second time this year, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has revealed even more previously unseen real estate on the innermost planet, sending home hundreds of photos and measurements of its surface, atmosphere, and magnetic field.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:48:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/0801028.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/0801028.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has observed a new category of minerals spread across large regions of Mars. This discovery suggests that liquid water remained on the planet's surface a billion years later than scientists believed, and it played an important role in shaping the planet's surface and possibly hosting life.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:05:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081007.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081007.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general When Mariner 10 flew past Mercury three times in 1974 and 1975, the probe imaged less than half the planet. In January, during MESSENGER's first flyby, its cameras returned images of about 20 percent of the planet's surface missed by Mariner 10. Yesterday, at 4:40 am EDT, MESSENGER successfully completed its second flyby of Mercury, and its cameras captured more than 1,200 high-resolution and color images of the planet - unveiling another 30 percent of Mercury's surface that had never before been seen by spacecraft.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:39:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081001.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/081001.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general On October 6, for the second time in less than a year, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft will swoop just 200 kilometers (125 miles) above the cratered surface of Mercury, snapping hundreds of pictures and collecting a variety of other data from the planet as it gains a critical gravity assist that keeps the probe on track to become the first spacecraft ever to orbit the innermost planet beginning in March 2011.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080917.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080917.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general An online map showing a collection of high-resolution images from one of the most powerful spectrometers ever sent to the Red Planet continues to grow.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080721.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080721.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has been awarded a major grant of $4 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for an experiment that will allow, for the first time, global and real-time space weather observations of near-Earth space.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080718.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080718.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Two APL-led missions recently received NASA Group Achievement awards and one team member was given the agency's Exceptional Public Service Medal.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080717.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080717.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general The International Astronomical Union approved the name "21619 Johnshopkins" for the asteroid once known as 1999 JN136, honoring the 19th century Maryland entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Johns Hopkins University and hospital.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080716_2.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080716_2.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general After more than 12 years of successful operations and contributions to two diverse defense missions, the APL-built and -operated Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) satellite is retiring.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080716.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080716.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general Mars once hosted vast lakes, flowing rivers and a variety of other wet environments that had the potential to support life, according to two new studies based on data from CRISM and other instruments on board NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The results of one study appear in the July 17, 2008 issue of the journal Nature.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:32:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080709.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080709.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general After more than 30 years in space, NASA's Voyager 2 continues to make new discoveries and is upending our understanding of the processes at work at the very edges of the sun's influence. The spacecraft has found that exotic particles from outside the solar system dominate the dynamics of this distant region, and that it is far more complex than had been predicted.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:38:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080703.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080703.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general Scientists have argued about the origins of Mercury's smooth plains and the source of its magnetic field for over 30 years. Now, analyses of data from the January 2008 flyby of the planet by the MESSENGER spacecraft have shown that volcanoes were involved in plains formation and suggest that its magnetic field is actively produced in the planet's core and is not a frozen relic.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:02:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080620.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080620.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general Jim McAdams of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., was named the 2008 Engineer of the Year by the Baltimore Section, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The award is presented to a member of the local chapter who has made a recent, significant contribution in the field of engineering.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:03:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080618.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080618.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general Students from middle and high schools across the country are coming to Maryland to show off their engineering skills and compete in the 2008 MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition, June 19-22. MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) is a K-12 program that prepares students for academic and professional careers in mathematics, engineering, science and technology.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080605.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080605.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general During a 2-part, Hawaii-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) flight test today, APL's Standard Missile experts helped test a new layer of defense being added to the Aegis BMD system that will provide sailors with more operational flexibility.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 20 May 2008 09:57:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080520.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080520.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Using data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft and two telescopes at Earth, an international team of scientists has found that one of the solar system's largest and newest storms - Jupiter's Little Red Spot - has some of the highest wind speeds ever detected on any planet.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 15 May 2008 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080515.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080515.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Top scientists and educators will convene in Maryland this summer to explore a basic, but controversial, question: What is a planet?<br clear="all"/> Thu, 01 May 2008 13:42:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080501.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080501.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is sending a spacecraft closer to the sun than any probe has ever gone - and what it finds could revolutionize what we know about our star and the solar wind that influences everything in our solar systemthe Red Planet and join the science team analyzing data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:08:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080428.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080428.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved new names for features on Mercury and agreed on a new theme for fossae on the planet. These newly christened features were discovered from images taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft during its first flyby of Mercury in January.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:19:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080418b.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080421.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general A new online map lets visitors explore Mars' past through a collection of high-resolution observations from one of the most powerful spectrometers ever sent to the Red Planet. Evidence of ancient bodies of water, flowing rivers and groundwater peeks out from beneath layers of hardened magma and dust-testaments to Mars' progression through wet, volcanic and dry eras.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:15:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080418b.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080418b.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general More than 100 Maryland middle school students will explore "Sun-Earth Connections" on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, during the latest "Space Academy" at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:12:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080418.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080418.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general NASA will launch two identical probes into the radiation belts to provide unprecedented insight into the physical dynamics of near-Earth space, where violent space weather can affect astronauts, satellites and even ground-based technologies.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:20:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080417.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080417.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Alvin Eaton, a former Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) associate director and current senior fellow working on special assignments for the Laboratory, was among a small group presented with the Missile Defense Agency's Technology Pioneer Award for contributions to ballistic missile defense. The presentation, made by MDA Director Lt. Gen.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:23:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080416.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080416.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general A system to scope out suspicious computer use, an epidemic-identification program and super-thin batteries based on nanotubes are the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's Inventions of the Year.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:34:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080328.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080328.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general While most kids can only read about Mars exploration, four groups of high school students from around the country are getting the chance to plan observations of the Red Planet and join the science team analyzing data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:05:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080320.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080320.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation will appear in the March 21 issue of the journal Science.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:31:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080306.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080306.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found evidence of material orbiting Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon. This finding is the first time rings may have been found around a moon.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:05:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080228.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080228.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) of Laurel, Md., has licensed a nationally and internationally patented formula for eye drops that could speed healing and prevent cloudiness after laser vision-correction surgery.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:35:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080227.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080227.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general Nancy Linton, a systems engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has been awarded the 2008 Black Engineer of the Year Award for Outstanding Technical Contribution in Government.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:38:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080213.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080213.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Saturn's orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The hydrocarbons rain from the sky, collecting in vast deposits that form lakes and dunes.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:25:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080204.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080204.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to complete development of a prosthetic arm that will be controlled, feel, look and perform like a natural limb.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:01:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080130.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080130.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general After a journey of more than 2.2 billion miles and three and a half years, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft made its first flyby of Mercury just after 2 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 14, 2008. All seven scientific instruments worked flawlessly, producing a stream of surprises that is amazing and delighting the science team.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:57:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080110.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2008/080110.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general NASA will return to Mercury for the first time in almost 33 years on January 14, 2008, when the MESSENGER spacecraft makes its first flyby of the Sun's closest neighbor, capturing images of large portions of the planet never before seen.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:13:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071219.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071219.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general Scientists are getting a clearer image of mineral distribution on the surface of Mars, thanks to the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM), one of six science instruments on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, currently circling the planet. More than 200 just-released "spectral maps" reveal the distribution of various minerals on the surface of Mars-the first installment of the Global Mars Map, which will eventually cover the entire planet.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:22:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071217.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071217.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Japan, the first U.S. ally to procure an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense weapon system and several Standard Missile-3s (SM-3), successfully conducted its first flight test today from the Hawaii-based Pacific Missile Range Facility, intercepting a target using an SM-3 fired from the Japanese destroyer JS Kongo (DDG 173). Behind the scenes of this historic flight test, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) performed a wide range of activities, as the Aegis BMD program's technical direction agent, that contributed to the event's success.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:38:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071212.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071212.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Scientists have gotten their best "look" ever at the invisible ring of energetic ions trapped in Saturn's giant magnetic field, finding that it is asymmetric and dynamic, unlike similar rings that appear around Earth.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:17:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071115.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071115.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have probed the bright core of Comet 17P/Holmes, which, to the delight of sky watchers, mysteriously brightened by nearly a millionfold in a 24-hour period beginning Oct. 23, 2007.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:00:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071030.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071030.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general (Middle River, MD) -- Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan was joined today by officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) to unveil a new aerial technology system. Developed in Maryland, this technology, known as the Critical Infrastructure Inspection Management System (CIIMS), will enable State Police flight crews to check important structures and locations from the air.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:12:00 EST http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071012.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071012.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general The Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 team - an international collaboration led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md. - was honored with a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award at a ceremony Oct. 10, at the Hearst Tower in New York. The awards recognize innovators who improve lives and expand possibilities in the realms of science, technology, engineering and exploration.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071003.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/071003.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general An Earth-like planet is likely forming 424 light-years away in a star system called HD 113766, say astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:40:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070828.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070828.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Ever spilled your drink on an airline because of turbulence? Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are finding new ways to understand the phenomenon-both in Earth's atmosphere and in that of Saturn's moon Titan, aided by data gathered from the Cassini-Huygens probe.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:01:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070823.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070823.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Boaters may soon have a new safety device to carry aboard their vessels-the Automated Integrated Distress Device (AIDD), invented by George Borlase, a mechanical engineer with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md. Should mariners get into trouble, the device would automatically fire flares and flash a strobe to alert boaters within an 8-mile radius that help is needed.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:13:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070801.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070801.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Glen H. Fountain, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has won the 2007 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics von Braun Award for Excellence in Space Program Management.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:49:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070723.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070723.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general Dr. Ralph Alpher, a physicist who conducted critical research that lead to the Big Bang theory while at the fledgling Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., has received the National Medal of Science-the nation's highest science honor-for his unprecedented work in nucleosynthesis, the prediction that universe expansion leaves radiation, and the model for the Big Bang theory.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:37:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070719.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070719.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Scientists who got an unprecedented look at a disintegrating comet were surprised to find the comet's chemistry was consistent throughout - in contrast to popular ideas that a comet's outside is chemically different than its inside.<br clear="all"/> Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:51:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070623.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070623.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Program accomplished its ninth successful intercept of 11 attempts for the program, on June 22, as the Navy and Missile Defense Agency successfully conducted Flight Test Maritime-12 (FTM-12) from the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in Hawaii. As part of its role as the Aegis BMD program's Technical Direction Agent, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., assisted in the planning and execution of the flight test. Additionally, the Lab provided a close-up look at intercept via the third APL-developed sensor platform flown on a medium-range target vehicle.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 16 May 2007 12:51:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070523.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070523.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general With the majority of the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) programs and technical work relocating to Huntsville, Ala., the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has opened a new field office there to better support MDA in its mission to develop, test and deploy an integrated ballistic missile defense system.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 16 May 2007 12:45:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070516.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070516.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Dr. Stamatios M. (Tom) Krimigis, head emeritus of the Space Department at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., has been named a 2007 Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).<br clear="all"/> Tue, 01 May 2007 09:30:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070501.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070501.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general More than 100 Maryland middle school students will get a close-up look at NASA's first voyage to Pluto when they visit the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel for Space Academy: Mission to Pluto on Friday, May 4, starting at 9:20 a.m. EDT.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070426b.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070426b.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Today, at the Hawaii-based Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), the Navy and Missile Defense Agency successfully conducted Flight Test Maritime-11 (FTM-11) Event 4, an exercise involving the first simultaneous engagements of ballistic missile and anti-air warfare targets using ship-based guided missiles, specifically the SM-3 Block IA and SM-2 Block IIIA.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070426.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070426.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general An international team led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has developed a prototype of the first fully integrated prosthetic arm that can be controlled naturally, provide sensory feedback and allows for eight degrees of freedom-a level of control far beyond the current state of the art for prosthetic limbs. Proto 1, developed for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Revolutionizing Prosthetics Program, is a complete limb system that also includes a virtual environment used for patient training, clinical configuration, and to record limb movements and control signals during clinical investigations.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070417.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070417.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general A device to detect and stop electrical fires, a DNA-sensor for spotting dangerous pathogens and a method for making flexible microelectronics were announced tonight as the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's (APL) Inventions of the Year. The annual awards event, held on the APL campus in Laurel, Md., showcased technologies submitted in 2006 that were developed by APL staff members.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:20:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070411.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070411.asp web-pao4-contact@jhuapl.edu (J. Huergo) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., will honor 190 inventors and announce its top inventions for 2006 at its eighth annual Invention of the Year ceremony on Tuesday, April 17, from 5-7 p.m. in APL's Kossiakoff Center.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:30:20 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070404.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070404.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Former Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) staff member Max Peterson was among a small group presented with the Missile Defense Agency's Technology Pioneer Award for his contributions to the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) program.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:17:20 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070309b.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070309b.asp web-pao1-contact@jhuapl.edu (H. Worth) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., welcomed Howard County officials and representatives from the construction industry on March 9 to break ground for what will be the Laboratory's largest building.<br clear="all"/> Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070309.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070309.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., in conjunction with scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the U.S. Air Force Academy, have developed a tiny analyzer to study depletions of plasma (known as plasma bubbles) in the ionosphere, a phenomenon that can disrupt satellite communications.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070221.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070221.asp web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general The Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies are sponsoring a symposium on Meeting the Unrestricted Warfare Threat. The event is scheduled for March 20-21, 2007, and will be held at APL's Kossiakoff Center in Laurel, Md.<br clear="all"/> Mon, 19 Feb 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070219.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070219.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., has licensed technology to prevent dangerous and destructive electrical fires to DRS Technologies' Training and Control Systems unit in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070131.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070131.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general A small group of APL researchers, in collaboration with physicians from the Johns Hopkins Scleroderma Center in Baltimore, developed and recently completed initial trials for a miniature device to help physicians characterize Raynaud's disease and measure treatment effectiveness.<br clear="all"/> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070124.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070124.asp W. Hires and web-pao3-contact@jhuapl.edu (P.Campbell) general The public is invited to a series of Black History Month events at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md. The calendar includes films, musical performances, and talks focusing on education and the contributions of minorities to science and engineering.<br clear="all"/> Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070123.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070123.asp web-pao5-contact@jhuapl.edu (K. Marren) general NASA's twin STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) spacecraft, built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md., completed a series of complex maneuvers Sunday to position the spacecraft in their mission orbits. The spacecraft will be in position to produce the first 3-D images of the sun by April.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070118.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070118.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general Just a year after it was dispatched on the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the APL-built New Horizons spacecraft is on the doorstep of the solar system's largest planet - about to swing past Jupiter and pick up even more speed on its voyage toward the unexplored regions of the planetary frontier.<br clear="all"/> Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EDT http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070111.asp http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/070111.asp web-pao2-contact@jhuapl.edu (M. Buckley) general NASA will host a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 18, to preview the flight of the APL-built New Horizons spacecraft through the Jupiter system. The briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters auditorium, 300 E St., S.W., Washington. The briefing will air live on NASA Television and streamed at www.nasa.gov.<br clear="all"/>