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Press Release
Oct 20, 2010
To the Moon! Maryland Students to Become Lunar Explorers on October 22
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.
![Hubble Probes Comet 103P/Hartley 2](/sites/default/files/2023-02/101004_Comet.jpg)
Press Release
Oct 5, 2010
Using Hubble, APL Scientists Observe Comet 103P/Hartley 2 in Preparation for DIXI Flyby
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.
![Artist’s impression of the Next Gen NEAR spacecraft approaching a near-Earth object, or NEO](/sites/default/files/2023-02/100903_NextGenNEAR.jpg)
Press Release
Sep 3, 2010
Target NEO: APL Team Shapes Robotic ‘Precursor’ Mission for Human Exploration of an Asteroid
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.
![AMPERE measured electric currents during a small magnetic storm. This view is from above the North Pole and slightly behind the Earth, with the Sun toward the top of the screen. Gray and blue colors represent weak currents, while greens, yellows and reds show progressively stronger currents.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/AMPERE1-2-4-comp.jpg)
Press Release
Aug 18, 2010
APL-Led Team Demonstrates Space Weather Observation System
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), with help from The Boeing Company and Iridium Communications Inc., has successfully implemented a new system to monitor Earth’s space environment.
![Breaking ground for the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory's new spacecraft integration and test facility](/sites/default/files/2023-02/100722_groundbreaking_0716.jpg)
Press Release
Jul 22, 2010
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Breaks Ground for Spacecraft Integration Facility
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.
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Press Release
Jul 15, 2010
MESSENGER Reveals New Information about Mercury’s Exosphere, Volcanism and Magnetic Substorms
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.
![final prototype of the Modular Prosthetic Limb](/sites/default/files/2023-02/100714_RP2009.jpg)
Press Release
Jul 14, 2010
Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Awarded DARPA Funding to Test Thought-Controlled Prosthetic Limb System
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.
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Press Release
Jun 24, 2010
New Clues Suggest Wet Era on Early Mars Was Global
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.
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Press Release
Jun 9, 2010
Semmel Named Next Director of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
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.
![Geological map of Ganymede, largest moon of Jupiter.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/100526GanymedeMap.jpg)
Press Release
May 26, 2010
Scientists Create First Global Geological Map of Solar System’s Largest Moon
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.