Press Release
Sep 23, 2013
CRISM Reveals New Website
A new website for the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM), designed and built for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., is now live.
Press Release
Sep 20, 2013
APL Plays Key Role in Sophisticated Naval Ballistic Missile Defense Test
Engineers from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., played an important role in the successful intercept of a separating ballistic missile target with the second-generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System and two SM-3 Block IB guided missiles.
Press Release
Sep 12, 2013
NASA’s Voyager 1 Reaches Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft officially is the first human-made object to venture into interstellar space. The 36-year-old probe is about 12 billion miles (19 billion kilometers) from our sun.
Press Release
Aug 28, 2013
Patrick Gibbons Joins Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory as Chief Communications Officer
Patrick Gibbons has joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., as chief communications officer.
Press Release
Aug 26, 2013
Scientists Detect Magmatic Water on Moon’s Surface
Scientists have detected magmatic water — water that originates from deep within the Moon’s interior — on the surface of the Moon.
Press Release
Aug 22, 2013
Johns Hopkins APL, Howard County Economic Development Authority Form Tech Transfer Partnership
The partners seek to create new companies and accelerate commercialization of targeted technologies, many developed at APL for government use. Together, APL and HCEDA will identify inventions they believe have the best chance of commercial success.
Press Release
Aug 19, 2013
Former Defense Department Executive Christine Fox Joins Applied Physics Lab’s National Security Analysis Team
Christine Fox, who until recently served as Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, has joined the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., as a principal technical advisor.
Press Release
Aug 14, 2013
Researchers Discover Quantum Algorithm That Could Improve Stealth Fighter Design
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have devised a quantum algorithm for solving big linear systems of equations.
Press Release
Jul 23, 2013
NASA’s Spitzer Observes Gas Emission from Comet ISON
Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have observed what most likely are strong carbon dioxide emissions from Comet ISON ahead of its anticipated pass through the inner solar system later this year.
Press Release
Jul 15, 2013
Comet ISON Observer’s Workshop Set for Aug. 1–2
A workshop will be held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., on Aug. 1–2, 2013, to maximize the scientific opportunities and data gathered during the upcoming visit to our solar system by Comet ISON.