![The image on the left shows a compact model of the heliosphere, supported by this latest data, while the image on the right shows an alternate model with an extended tail.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170424_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 24, 2017
APL Researchers Suggest New Picture of the Sun’s Interaction with the Galaxy
New data from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) experiments on NASA’s Cassini and Voyager spacecraft, combined with measurements from NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer, suggests that the heliosphere — the bubble of the sun’s magnetic influence that surrounds the inner solar system — may be much more compact and rounded than previously thought.
![Digital human brain](/sites/default/files/2023-01/Digital%20Human%20Brain.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 19, 2017
Johns Hopkins APL Collaborates with Facebook’s Building 8 to Develop Breakthrough Brain–Computer Interface Technologies
For the past decade, APL has led the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Revolutionizing Prosthetics (RP) Program, and in the process created the most advanced neurally controlled prosthetic limb in the world. Using this technology, patients whose bodies are paralyzed have been able to feed themselves, reached out to loved ones and even control a flight simulator.
![APL staff members, center front, pictured with HBCU engineering deans at the 2017 Black Engineer of the Year Awards in Washington, D.C.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170419_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 19, 2017
APL Named Top Supporter of HBCU Engineering Programs
APL has been honored once again for its strong support of engineering programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities by Career Communications Group, a national organization that promotes the achievements of minorities and women in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
![An enhanced-color view of southern latitudes on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170413_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 13, 2017
Chemical Energy ‘Critical for Life’ Found on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
Scientists have found that a form of chemical energy on which life can feed appears to exist in Saturn’s moon Enceladus — further enhancing the scientific interest of this and other “ocean worlds” in our solar system and beyond.
![Johns Hopkins Baja team members](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170412_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 12, 2017
JHU Student Racing Team Gets a Boost from APL Additive Manufacturing
The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Baja racing team had a problem. The students were having a hard time making complex drive shafts, parts that connect the rear wheels to the engine, for the race car they were building for competitions.
![Rich Wojcik and Shraddha Patel](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170410_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Apr 10, 2017
APL Helps Liberia Better Prepare for Health Threats
Nearly two years have passed since the deadly outbreak of Ebola in Liberia began to taper off, but the root causes of the epidemic — dilapidated health facilities, shortages of staff and equipment, and fractured trust in the system — persist.
![Vishal Giare](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170330_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 30, 2017
Giare Appointed Air and Missile Defense Mission Area Executive
Vishal Giare has been named mission area executive for Air and Missile Defense at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland.
![The Stratospheric Terahertz Observatory 2 (STO2)](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170329_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 29, 2017
NASA Selects APL-Managed Balloon Mission to Untangle the Complexities of the Interstellar Medium
NASA has selected an Ultralong-Duration Balloon (ULDB) science mission that will measure emissions from the interstellar medium, which is the cosmic material found between stars.
![APL’s Rubbel Kumar (second from left) receives his “20 Twenties” award from AIAA Executive Director Sandy Magnus, Aviation Week President Greg Hamilton and Aviation Week & Space Technology Editor-in-Chief Joe Anselmo.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/20170328_image1_lg.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 28, 2017
AIAA, Aviation Week Name Kumar a Future Engineering Leader
A tip from the AIAA and Aviation Week: keep an eye on Rubbel Kumar. Kumar, a Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory aerodynamicist and part-time aerospace engineering graduate student at the University of Maryland, was recently named one of “Tomorrow’s Engineering Leaders: The 20 Twenties.”
![Johns Hopkins APL 75th Anniversary](/sites/default/files/2023-02/Cover-75-Years-APL.jpg)
Press Release
Mar 21, 2017
Thousands Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Johns Hopkins APL
Staff members and guests packed the Kossiakoff Center on Friday, March 10, to take part in events marking — to the day — the 75th anniversary of APL’s founding.