Press Release
Jan 6, 2017
Johns Hopkins APL Provides Key Instruments for NASA’s New Discovery Missions
Scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will provide instruments on NASA’s two newest missions, Lucy and Psyche, which will explore, respectively, six of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids and 16 Psyche, a rare and primarily metal asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Press Release
Dec 21, 2016
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory Join Facebook Research Agreement
The Johns Hopkins University and the Applied Physics Laboratory have joined a select group of universities and research centers participating in a research agreement sponsored by Facebook’s Building 8, a new team focused on R&D and product development.
Press Release
Dec 21, 2016
APL Plays Key Role in Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Intercept Flight Test
A team of APL engineers, working with the Missile Defense Agency and Sailors aboard USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), played a key role in the successful firing of two Standard Missile-6 Dual I missiles against a complex, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target, demonstrating the Sea Based Terminal endo-atmospheric defensive capability during a flight test off the coast of Hawaii Dec. 14.
Press Release
Dec 12, 2016
Johns Hopkins APL, Navy Demonstrate High-Speed, Autonomous Surface Patrol Capability
After a year of internal research and development, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, recently conducted a large, at-sea demonstration of swarming unmanned surface vessels (USV).
Press Release
Dec 12, 2016
Johns Hopkins APL’s Fox Named to Naval Academy Board of Visitors
Christine Fox, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis, has been named to the United States Naval Academy’s Board of Visitors.
Press Release
Nov 30, 2016
Maryland Roundtable for Education Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT) held its 25th Anniversary celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.
Press Release
Nov 22, 2016
APL’s RAVAN CubeSat Will Study Earth Climate Imbalance
A new CubeSat from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, will demonstrate new technology to measure Earth’s radiation imbalance and better predict future climate change.
Press Release
Nov 17, 2016
APL’s Gardner Earns Maryland ‘Outstanding Young Engineer’ Honors
The Maryland Academy of Sciences named Ryan Gardner, of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Outstanding Young Engineer during a ceremony Nov. 16 at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore.
Press Release
Nov 1, 2016
New Study Reveals Relationships Between Chemicals Found on Comets
A new study has revealed similarities and relationships between certain types of chemicals found on 30 different comets, which vary widely in their overall composition compared to one another.
Press Release
Oct 28, 2016
Pluto Exploration Complete: New Horizons Returns Last Bits of 2015 Flyby Data to Earth
NASA’s New Horizons mission reached a major milestone this week when the last bits of science data from the Pluto flyby — stored on the spacecraft’s digital recorders since July 2015 — arrived safely on Earth.