Press Release
May 3, 2012
MESSENGER’s Cameras Capture 100,000th Image From Mercury Orbit
This week, MESSENGER's Mercury Dual Imaging System delivered the 100,000th image of Mercury since the spacecraft entered into orbit around the planet on March 18, 2011.
Press Release
May 1, 2012
NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes Arrive at Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) safely arrived today at 7:54 a.m. EDT at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., where they are scheduled for an August launch to begin their mission to study the extremes of space weather.
Press Release
Apr 26, 2012
Dr. Seuss, Alvin Ailey among the Names Selected for 23 Mercury Craters
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) recently approved a proposal from the MESSENGER Science Team to assign 23 new names to impact craters on Mercury.
Press Release
Apr 25, 2012
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Names 2011 Best Inventions
An ultra-compact motor controller used to revolutionize movement in a state-of-the-art prosthetic arm and an innovative algorithm for improving the performance of undersea sensors are the winners of The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory’s Invention of the Year and Government Purpose Innovation awards for 2011.
Press Release
Apr 20, 2012
MESSENGER Settles into Eight-Hour Orbit Around Mercury, Poised for New Discoveries
MESSENGER mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., conducted the second of two maneuvers required to reduce the spacecraft's orbital period about Mercury.
Press Release
Apr 19, 2012
APL-Developed Prosthetic Limb System Featured on the Cover of Popular Mechanics
The Modular Prosthetic Limb, developed by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., is featured on the cover of the May issue of Popular Mechanics, available on newsstands now.
Press Release
Apr 16, 2012
MESSENGER Adjusts Orbit for a Closer Look at Mercury
The MESSENGER mission successfully completed the first of two maneuvers designed to reduce the spacecraft's orbital period about Mercury.
Press Release
Apr 5, 2012
MESSENGER Images Debut on “The Big Bang Theory”
Tonight, images from MESSENGER's Mercury Dual Imaging System will make their debut on the CBS sitcom, "The Big Bang Theory."
Press Release
Mar 23, 2012
MESSENGER App Now Available
The MESSENGER team has launched a free app that brings you inside NASA's history-making study of Mercury - the first images of the entire planet, along with the detailed data on Mercury's surface, geologic history, thin atmosphere, and active magnetosphere that MESSENGER sends back every day.
Press Release
Mar 23, 2012
Happy Birthday Titan!
On March 25, 1655, Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens, using a telescope he built himself, observed a small bright dot suspiciously close to the planet Saturn. Huygens correctly surmised that it might be a moon of that planet, and confirmed as much by following it in its orbit over the next few days.