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Released: 19-Mar-2015 10:05 AM EDT
College Teams Attempt to Stay “On Track” Against Cyberattacks at 10th Annual Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

College students from 10 mid-Atlantic schools will defend a virtual mass transportation computer system against full-scale cyberattacks at the 10th Annual National CyberWatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland.

Released: 18-Mar-2015 7:05 PM EDT
MESSENGER’s Endgame: Hover Campaign Promises Bird’s-Eye View of Mercury’s Surface
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

MESSENGER will not go gentle into that good night. The mission will end sometime this spring, when the spacecraft runs out of propellant and the force of solar gravity causes it to impact the surface of Mercury. But the team initiated a “hover” observation campaign designed to gather scientific data from the planet at ultra-low altitudes until the last possible moment. Engineers have devised a series of orbit-correction maneuvers (OCMs) over the next five weeks — the first of which was carried out today — designed to delay the inevitable impact a bit longer

Released: 16-Mar-2015 1:05 PM EDT
Scientists Discuss New Results from MESSENGER’s Low-Altitude Campaign
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) mission, now nearing the end of its fourth and final year of orbital operations at Mercury, is well into a low-altitude campaign that is returning images and measurements of the planet’s surface and interior that are unprecedented in their resolution. MESSENGER scientists will discuss new findings from the low-altitude campaign and their implications for Mercury's geological evolution and the planet's geophysical and geochemical characteristics at a press briefing today at the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Presentation materials and presenter biographies are available online at http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/presscon13.html.

Released: 13-Mar-2015 9:05 AM EDT
New MESSENGER Maps of Mercury’s Surface Chemistry Provide Clues to the Planet’s History
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Two new papers from members of the MESSENGER Science Team provide global-scale maps of Mercury’s surface chemistry that reveal previously unrecognized geochemical terranes — large regions that have compositions distinct from their surroundings. The presence of these large terranes has important implications for the history of the planet.

Released: 14-Jan-2015 5:00 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Receives $4 Million to Develop a Retinal Prosthesis
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Maryland, has received $4 million in funding from the Mann Fund to develop a next-generation retinal prosthesis system. The work will be conducted in close collaboration with Second Sight Medical Products, Inc., a Sylmar, California-based company that develops, manufactures and markets implantable visual prosthetics for blind individuals.

Released: 9-Jan-2015 10:00 AM EST
Eminent Defense Figures Join Johns Hopkins APL as Senior Fellows
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

James N. Miller, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, has joined the Lab as a Senior Fellow. He will be joined at APL by recently appointed Senior Fellows James Gosler and Phil DePoy.

Released: 17-Dec-2014 10:25 AM EST
Amputee Makes History with APL's Modular Prosthetic Limb
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

A Colorado man made history at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) this summer when he became the first bilateral shoulder-level amputee to wear and simultaneously control two of the Laboratory’s Modular Prosthetic Limbs.

Released: 8-Dec-2014 2:00 PM EST
New Research Offers Explanation for Titan Sand Dune Mystery
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

A team of researchers has now shown that winds on Titan must blow 50 percent faster than previously thought in order to move that sand.

Released: 27-Oct-2014 9:00 AM EDT
Image From Mars-Orbiting Spectrometer Shows Comet’s Coma
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Infrared images of C/2013 (Comet Siding Spring) were taken by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) on Oct. 19, 2014.

Released: 14-Oct-2014 12:00 PM EDT
Dept. of Justice Establishes National Criminal Justice Technology Centerat Johns Hopkins APL
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The National Criminal Justice Technology Research, Test and Evaluation (RT&E) Center will provide focused technology-related research, as well as testing and operational evaluations of non-forensic technologies.

Released: 10-Oct-2014 10:15 AM EDT
CRISM Prepares for Mars-Grazing Comet Siding Spring
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Up to and during Comet Siding Spring’s flyby of Mars on Oct. 19, NASA’s Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) will attempt to capture data about the comet that are unobtainable from Earth.

Released: 23-Sep-2014 9:30 AM EDT
APL’s IT and Analytics Expertise Strengthens Disease Surveillance
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

APL has developed technologies for electronic disease surveillance that help improve the timeliness of access to this type of data and the corresponding analysis.

Released: 5-Aug-2014 10:00 AM EDT
Comet Siding Spring Observer's Workshop Aug. 11 at JHU APL, Laurel, Md.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The Siding Spring Observing Campaign, organized by the NASA-backed Coordinated Investigations Of Comets (CIOC), will conduct a workshop to discuss existing plans for Mars-based, Earth-based, and space-based observation of the comet; facilitate collaborations between observers and modelers in the comet and Mars communities; and debate strategies for maximizing scientific return.

Released: 1-Aug-2014 1:00 PM EDT
MESSENGER Team Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Launch
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Ten years ago, on August 3, 2004, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a risky mission that would take the small satellite dangerously close to Mercury’s surface, paving the way for an ambitious study of the planet closest to the Sun. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its launch, the MESSENGER team has released a movie acquired during an early stage of MESSENGER’s low-altitude campaign

Released: 3-Jun-2014 1:30 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Instrument to Fly on First NASA-Funded Virgin Galactic Spaceflight
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Earth’s upper atmosphere may soon be a destination for space tourists, but scientists from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have set their sights on blazing a research trail in this “suborbital” region, with the launch of an instrument to study magnetic activity 50 miles above ground.

Released: 12-Feb-2014 12:50 PM EST
First Global Geologic Map of Largest Moon in the Solar System Details an Icy World
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Scientists have crafted the first global geologic map of Ganymede, illustrating the varied geologic character of the solar system's largest moon.

Released: 10-Dec-2013 11:00 AM EST
Johns Hopkins APL Will Launch RAVAN to Help Solve an Earth Science Mystery
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes (RAVAN) satellite, scheduled for launch in 2015, will demonstrate how accurate and wide-ranging measurements of Earth’s outgoing radiation can be made with a remarkably small instrument.

Released: 9-Dec-2013 3:45 PM EST
Johns Hopkins APL Names NASA's Michael Ryschkewitsch to Lead Space Programs
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Dr. Michael Ryschkewitsch, currently chief engineer at NASA, has been selected to lead the Space Sector at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., starting in January.

Released: 19-Nov-2013 10:15 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Launches New Generation of Small Satellites
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has introduced a new generation of small satellites with the launch of two experimental “cubesats” designed for a range of national security and space science operations.

Released: 31-Oct-2013 11:25 AM EDT
Johns Hopkins APL’s Jerry Krill to be Honored for Naval Networking Technology
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Krill, assistant director for science and technology at APL, will be inducted into the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering’s Innovation Hall of Fame on Nov. 12, 2013 for his technical leadership in developing the Cooperative Engagement Capability for the U.S. Navy.



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