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APL—the nation’s largest university affiliated research center—provides U.S. government agencies with deep expertise in specialized fields to support national priorities and technology development programs. We also serve as independent trusted technical agents to the government, providing continuity for highly complex, multigenerational technology development systems. Our Purpose Our purpose is to make critical contributions to critical challenges. At APL, we feel it is our responsibility to try to solve these national challenges with the full measure of our dedication and expertise. Our Values The Lab’s core values are unquestionable integrity, trusted service to the nation, world-class expertise, and game-changing impact—all in an environment that is collaborative, fulfilling (and even fun!). Our Goal APL’s purpose and core values guide our future, and it is no less than to create defining innovations that ensure our nation’s preeminence in the 21st century. Latest News February 23, 2021 New Equation Lays Odds for Life on Venus If life did arise on Venus, does it still exist? A new Johns Hopkins APL-led study provides a framework for estimating that chance. The Venus Life Equation calculates the probability that life currently exists on the second planet from the Sun by focusing on the likelihood of each of three factors: origination, robustness and continuity. February 22, 2021 Six From Johns Hopkins APL Honored with Black Engineer of the Year Awards Six engineers and scientists from APL have earned Black Engineer of the Year Awards, joining a cadre of Laboratory staff members who have been recognized by the organization. February 19, 2021 Johns Hopkins APL Partners with CDC to Protect Frontline Health Care Workers Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, APL is collaborating with the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality on a study to characterize and analyze the airborne transmission of infectious agents in hospital settings — with the goal of reducing risks to frontline health care workers and patients. February 18, 2021 Perseverance Mission Highlights CRISM’s Continued Contributions to Martian Science Perseverance is the most advanced Mars rover yet, strategically dispatched to a spot teeming with indicators of long-gone liquid water and, possibly, fossilized Martian life. Data from the Johns Hopkins APL-built CRISM imaging spectrometer factored into NASA’s selection of the Perseverance landing site. February 17, 2021 DART Launch Moves to Secondary Window Based on the results of a recent risk assessment, NASA has directed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) project to pursue their secondary launch window, which runs from November 24, 2021, to February 15, 2022. DART will still arrive at the Didymos binary asteroid system within a few days of the originally scheduled impact date of September 30, 2022, and will carry out its kinetic impact test as planned. Read the full NASA release >> February 15, 2021 Little Moon Io Helps Jupiter Accelerate Charged Particles to Incredible Speed Recent analyses of data fortuitously collected by an APL-built instrument on NASA’s Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft reveal the planet’s little moon Io packs quite a punch, accelerating protons and other charged particles to millions of miles of per hour through an invisible link between itself and Jupiter. February 12, 2021 NEAR Landing Left a Lasting Space Exploration Legacy On Feb. 12, 2001, a carefully designed series of maneuvers brought the APL-built NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft to the surface of 433 Eros — the first-ever landing on an asteroid. The trailblazing accomplishment pointed the way for future missions. February 1, 2021 Latest Discovery Awards Fund Johns Hopkins APL-Led Projects in Public Health Messaging, Detecting Pathogens and Detecting Unconscious Bias Three principal investigators from APL were among researchers from across the Johns Hopkins enterprise to earn funding in the sixth round of the Johns Hopkins Discovery Awards program. January 29, 2021 Study Reveals MESSENGER Watched a Meteoroid Strike Mercury A team of physicists that includes Johns Hopkins APL’s Leonardo Regoli reveals in a recent study that the Lab-operated MESSENGER spacecraft witnessed a meteoroid impact on the planet Mercury more than seven years ago. It’s the first impact ever observed on the surface of another planet. January 28, 2021 Trexler Named to Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute Executive Committee Morgan Trexler, a materials engineer at Johns Hopkins APL, was recently named the newest member of the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute executive committee. January 25, 2021 Johns Hopkins Researchers Tap Bluetooth Technology to Keep Health Workers Safe Johns Hopkins APL researchers are working with Johns Hopkins Medicine and a technology startup to explore the use of Bluetooth Low Energy beacons with ultra-wideband capabilities to study the ability of health care workers to maintain safe distances from one another. See More News Stories Contact Us Main Campus 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, Maryland 20723-6099 Phone: 240-228-5000 Directions to All APL Campuses Privacy Notice / Legal Disclaimer Contact Us Remote Access © 2021 The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC. All rights reserved.
