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.
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.
APL has developed technologies for electronic disease surveillance that help improve the timeliness of access to this type of data and the corresponding analysis.
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.
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
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.
Scientists have crafted the first global geologic map of Ganymede, illustrating the varied geologic character of the solar system's largest moon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 at http://crism.jhuapl.edu.
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.
The MESSENGER project is celebrating the posting today of the 1,000th featured image from Mercury. The Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) team has posted a new image to the MESSENGER website approximately once per business day since March 29, 2011, when the first image obtained from orbit about the innermost planet was made public.
One year after their launch, NASA’s twin Van Allen Probes have already fundamentally changed how we understand the Van Allen radiation belts above our planet.
Scientists have detected magmatic water — water that originates from deep within the Moon's interior — on the surface of the Moon. These findings, published in the August 25 issue of Nature Geoscience, represent the first such remote detection of this type of lunar water, and were arrived at using data from NASA’s Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3).
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., and the Howard County Economic Development Authority (HCEDA) have established a technology transfer partnership to bring APL innovation to the marketplace. Howard County Executive Ken Ulman joined APL Director Ralph Semmel and HCEDA Chief Executive Officer Larry Twele as they signed the agreement and announced details of the partnership on Aug. 22.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have devised a quantum algorithm for solving big linear systems of equations. Furthermore, they say the algorithm could be used to calculate complex measurements such as radar cross sections, an ability integral to the development of radar stealth technology, among many other applications. Their research is reported in the June 18 issue of Physical Review Letters.
NASA’s Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft will capture images of Earth on July 19 and 20. The images will be taken at 7:49 a.m., 8:38 a.m. and 9:41 a.m. EDT on both days. Nearly half of the Earth, including all the Americas, Africa, and Europe, will be illuminated and facing MESSENGER, according to Hari Nair, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory planetary scientist who designed and is implementing the campaign. The images on the second day will also include pictures of the Moon, where all six of the Apollo landing sites will be illuminated, 44 years to the day after Apollo 11 landed on the Moon’s rocky surface.
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.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) have released the Suite for Automated Global Electronic bioSurveillance (SAGES), a collection of flexible, open-source software products developed for electronic disease surveillance in all settings.
Data from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft continues to provide new insight on the outskirts of our solar system, a frontier thought to be the last that Voyager will cross before becoming the first man-made object to reach interstellar space.
Scientists have created the first global topographic map of Saturn’s moon Titan, giving researchers a valuable tool for learning more about one of the most Earthlike and interesting worlds in the solar system.
More than a dozen new Science and Technology Displays -- most of which has not been made public before now-- demonstrated at novel event.
College cyber defenders will spend two days protecting a fictitious nation’s electronic voting system against expert computer hackers at the 2013 National CyberWatch Center Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), to be held at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).
Engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., have developed a portable device -- carried in a backpack -- that can be used to automatically create maps in tight spaces where GPS is not readily available – such as in underground areas and on ships.
A team of scientists from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has developed a novel method to accurately predict dengue fever outbreaks several weeks before they occur.
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has encountered a new region on the outskirts of our solar system that appears to be a magnetic highway for charged particles. Scientists believe this is the final region Voyager has to cross before reaching interstellar space, or the space between stars.
Two-thousand-degree temperatures, supersonic solar particles, intense radiation – all of this awaits NASA’s Solar Probe Plus during an unprecedented study of the sun. The team crafting the spacecraft for this extreme environment has been given the nod from NASA to continue design work on the probe.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., have developed an inexpensive sensor that can warn of impending catastrophic failure in lithium-ion batteries. The sensor is based on the researchers’ discovery of an intrinsic relationship between the internal temperature of lithium-ion cells and an easily measured electrical parameter of the cell.
Beginning the first week of December, the Radiation Belt Storm Probes will embark on a space environment test campaign that will last into March 2012.
Images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show sand dunes and ripples moving across the surface of Mars. These observations reveal the planet's sandy surface is more dynamic than previously thought.
Nature paper details potential new habitat for life on Jupiter’s icy moon.
NASA has announced that it will extend the MESSENGER mission for an additional year of orbital operations at Mercury beyond the planned end of the primary mission on March 17, 2012. The MESSENGER probe became the first spacecraft to orbit the innermost planet on March 18, 2011.
Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) are proposing a new space-based monitoring system called Earth’s Radiation Imbalance System, or ERIS, that would provide the most detailed data ever about the real reasons behind observed climate change.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory is advising the Missile Defense Agency as MDA develops a plan for streamlined production and fielding of a future space-borne sensor known as the Precision Tracking Space System (PTSS).
Devising ways to explore space in tight fiscal times tops the agenda of the 9th International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, set for June 21-23 at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.
A mission to explore the organic seas of Saturn’s moon Titan is one of three proposals selected by NASA for additional design and development.
Scientists have discovered an electrical current running between Saturn and its moon Enceladus that creates an observable emission on the ringed planet.
On Jan. 12-13, Applied Physics Lab researcher Charles Hibbitts and 11 other scientists will meet at the National AeroSpace Training and Research Center, where they’ll learn to work and conduct experiments in suborbital space.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has licensed two patents to Genesis Electronics, covering a compact power source that produces electricity from solar energy.
A "smart" polymer that automatically releases medicine into the bloodstream and a super-thin flexible microchip share this year's honor as the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's top invention.
Detailed design has begun of NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP). Twin spacecraft will be sent into the radiation belts to provide unprecedented insight into the physical dynamics of near-Earth space, where violent space weather can affect astronauts, satellites and even ground-based technologies.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has licensed a patented formula for eye drops that could speed healing and prevent cloudiness after laser vision-correction surgery.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to complete development of a prosthetic arm that will be controlled, feel, look and perform like a natural limb.
The Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft provided a bird's-eye view of a dynamic Jupiter system that has changed since NASA spacecraft last looked at the giant planet.
Boaters may soon have a new safety device to carry aboard their vessels"“the Automated Integrated Distress Device (AIDD), invented by George Borlase, a mechanical engineer with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), in Laurel, Md. Should mariners get into trouble, the device would automatically fire flares and flash a strobe to alert boaters within an 8-mile radius that help is needed.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Jupiter early this morning, using the massive planet's gravity to pick up speed on its 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto and the unexplored Kuiper Belt region beyond.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), Laurel, Md., has licensed technology to prevent dangerous and destructive electrical fires to DRS Technologies' Training and Control Systems unit in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Reaching its first 100 days of operations, the powerful mineral-detector aboard the newest satellite to circle Mars is changing the way scientists view the history of water on the red planet.
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