Press Release
Jun 28, 2012
APL Employee Group Celebrates Inaugural ‘Pride Month’
In June, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Allies in the Workplace group celebrated its inaugural observance of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month with several events to generate awareness and educate staff about LGBT issues.
Press Release
Jun 27, 2012
APL Plays Key Role in Successful Test of Critical Missile Defense System
On June 26, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) contributed to a major test critical to the United States’ plan to protect against growing regional ballistic missile threats.
Press Release
Jun 22, 2012
MESSENGER Completes Its 1,000th Orbit of Mercury
MESSENGER will complete its 1,000th orbit of the planet closest to the Sun at 11:22 p.m. EDT tonight.
Press Release
May 22, 2012
MESSENGER Measures Waves at the Boundary of Mercury’s Magnetosphere
MESSENGER scientists have concluded that waves driven by the Kelvin-Helmholtz (KH) instability play a key role in driving Mercury's magnetosphere.
Press Release
May 17, 2012
Johns Hopkins APL Plays Key Role in Test of Next-Generation Ballistic Missile Defense
As the technical direction agent for Aegis BMD, APL is integral in the full systems engineering life-cycle of the system, including testing and transition of the BMD capability to the fleet. APL played a critical role in planning and designing the mission scenario, evaluating the test target, and predicting the Aegis BMD system performance for the test.
Press Release
May 9, 2012
NASA Mars Spacecraft Detects Large Changes in Martian Sand Dunes
A team of researchers led by a Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory scientist has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on Mars occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth.
Press Release
May 8, 2012
MESSENGER Gains Deputy Principal Investigator
Larry Nittler, a staff scientist in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, has been named deputy principal investigator of the MESSENGER mission.
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.