Press Release
Oct 5, 2011
MESSENGER Team Presents New Mercury Findings at Planetary Conference
MESSENGER scientists will highlight the latest results on Mercury from MESSENGER observations obtained during the first six months (the first Mercury solar day) in orbit.
Press Release
Oct 4, 2011
APL Builds on Earth Science Success with New Hosted Payload Proposal
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.
Press Release
Sep 29, 2011
Orbital Observations of Mercury Reveal Flood Lavas, Hollows, and Unprecedented Surface Details
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.
Press Release
Sep 27, 2011
MESSENGER Reveals New Details of Planet Mercury
NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, September 29, to discuss new data and images from the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury.
Press Release
Sep 8, 2011
MESSENGER Team Delivers First Orbital Data to Planetary Data System
Calibrated data from all seven of MESSENGER's science instruments, plus radio science data from the spacecraft telecommunications system, are included in this release.
Press Release
Sep 7, 2011
MESSENGER Navigates Second Hot Season, Executes Third Orbit-Correction Maneuver
Today the MESSENGER spacecraft emerged unscathed from the second of four "hot seasons" expected to occur during its one-year primary mission in orbit around Mercury.
Press Release
Aug 17, 2011
APL Planetary Scientist Elected Fellow of Geological Society of America
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.
Press Release
Aug 15, 2011
MESSENGER Co-Investigator Elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America
MESSENGER Co-Investigator Louise Prockter has been elected a fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA).
Press Release
Aug 5, 2011
Space Scientists Seek Returns from JEDI
A Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) instrument that will delve into the dynamics of the solar system’s largest planetary magnetic field was launched today aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft.
Press Release
Aug 4, 2011
Industry Team Contributes to Precision Tracking Space System Project
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).