![An image of Comet NEAT, captured by Kitt Peak National Observatory](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220208_image2_lg.jpeg)
News
Feb 8, 2022
New Analysis Points to Comets as Source of Near-Surface Ices at the Moon’s South Pole
A new analysis examining elemental data from a NASA mission more than a decade ago pins down comets as the source of water ice and volatile elements near the Moon’s South Pole. The finding sheds light on another piece of the Earth-Moon system’s history and underscores the use of the Moon’s ices for revealing that story.
![The Project Wonder team standing outside an APL building](/sites/default/files/2023-06/20220202_image1_lg.jpg)
News
Feb 2, 2022
With Project Wonder, Johns Hopkins Medicine and Johns Hopkins APL Seek to Generate Discoveries From Data
Wonder is, by its very nature, impossible to quantify. But, convinced of the fundamental role of wonder in the scientific enterprise, a team from Johns Hopkins Medicine and APL is leveraging the power of data to foster wonder, inspire novel insights and push the frontiers of precision medicine.
![An image captured by NASA’s STEREO mission, which Johns Hopkins APL leads, of a coronal mass ejection (CME) on July 23, 2012.](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220202b_image1_med.jpg)
News
Feb 2, 2022
New NASA Mission Will Capture First Complete Views of Sun’s Massive Explosions
A new NASA mission led by Johns Hopkins APL researcher and engineer James Mason will use specially developed imaging technology to capture the first complete images and video of some of the Sun’s most powerful explosions and unveil the physical mechanisms that drive them.
![Mark Landis received the 2022 Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Pathfinder award](/sites/default/files/2023-03/20220201_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Feb 1, 2022
Landis Recognized as an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Pathfinder
In recognition of his significant contributions to the nation’s missile defense capabilities, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) engineer Mark Landis has been honored with the prestigious Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Pathfinder award.
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Press Release
Jan 28, 2022
Johns Hopkins APL Names Former Under Secretary of Defense James N. Miller as Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis
Dr. James N. Miller, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and an expert in nuclear deterrence, missile defense, cyber conflict and space policy, has been named as APL’s Assistant Director for Policy and Analysis.
![Kathleen Mandt and Parvathy Prem](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220126_image2_lg.jpeg)
News
Jan 26, 2022
Prem, Mandt Tapped for Lunar Rover Science Team
Two planetary scientists from Johns Hopkins APL’s Space Exploration Sector were selected to join NASA’s VIPER mission, the agency’s first-ever lunar rover that will explore the Moon’s south pole and investigate the water ice there.
![Chloride deposits within a channel in Bosporus Planum, Mars](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220126b_image1_lg.png)
News
Jan 26, 2022
Large-Scale Liquid Water Existed on Mars Much Longer Than Suspected
An analysis of large salt deposits on Mars, led by Johns Hopkins APL researcher Ellen Leask, indicates that ponds of liquid water existed on the red planet for about a billion years longer than previously believed.
![Dr. Robert D. Braun](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220120_image1_sq.jpg)
Press Release
Jan 20, 2022
Johns Hopkins APL Names Dr. Robert D. Braun as Space Exploration Sector Head
Dr. Robert D. Braun has been announced as the next head of APL’s Space Exploration Sector. Braun has more than 30 years of experience as a space systems engineer, technologist and organizational leader. He will guide the efforts in both civilian space exploration as well as national security related space programs.
![Jaime Arribas Starkey-El](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220119_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Jan 19, 2022
National Security Community Honors Johns Hopkins APL’s Arribas Starkey-El for Mentoring Leadership
For his deep commitment to mentorship at APL, Jaime Arribas Starkey-El was honored by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance with the Edwin H. Land Industry Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of early- and mid-career professionals who work on intelligence, defense and homeland security issues.
![Gene Hinman](/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220118b_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Jan 18, 2022
Former Johns Hopkins APL Interim Director Hinman Dies at 86
Eugene Hinman, a former interim APL director who distinguished himself as a leader and visionary systems engineer over a 38-year career at the Laboratory, died Jan. 3. He was 86.