Ten years ago the twin STEREO spacecraft joined a fleet of NASA spacecraft monitoring the…
Browsing: Johns Hopkins APL
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit research and development center that serves as a key partner to the U.S. government in areas of national security, space exploration, and advanced technology. Located in Laurel, Maryland, APL was established in 1942 and operates under the umbrella of Johns Hopkins University. It is widely recognized for its contributions to missile defense systems, cybersecurity, and space missions—including NASA projects like the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the DART planetary defense test. With a focus on applied science and engineering, APL bridges the gap between theoretical research and practical, mission-critical solutions.
Using Chandra, a team of astronomers has detected X-rays from Pluto for the first time.…
Newly downlinked images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveal a bewildering variety of surface features…
Using data from the MESSENGER spacecraft, scientists reveal new insights about Mercury. The first measurements…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has completed its flyby of Pluto, collecting so much data it…
As NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft speeds closer to the Pluto system new images of Pluto…
After nearly nine years and three billion miles, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has come out…
This newly released image of Neptune and its large moon Triton was captured by NASA’s…
Scientists at NASA and the European Space Agency believe volcanic activity on Io is located…
New data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests that the McLaughlin Crater once held a…
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft entered a magnetic highway for charged particles, the final region before…
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers discovered a fifth moon, designated P5, orbiting Pluto that…