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NASA’s Dragonfly Clears Key Tests as Titan Rotorcraft Takes Shape

NASA’s Dragonfly mission has reached another development milestone, with structural testing of the rotorcraft lander now ...
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Johns Hopkins APL Makes Sure Fans Get Soccer, Not Sicker

At the single biggest sporting event in U.S. history, drawing 5 million international visitors to 11 U.S. cities for 78 ...
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NASA’s IMAP Reaches Orbit to Start Study of Heliosphere and Space Weather

After a three-and-a-half-month journey, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has finally reached its destination, a strategic location between the Sun and Earth where it will ...
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First SURPASS Teams Set to Tackle Tough Societal Challenges

Imagine being able to detect unhealthy brain activity just by putting on a hat, potentially detecting future incidences of dementia and Alzheimer’s years before onset, or making transportation in the ...
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Johns Hopkins APL-Led Team Releases Predictive Space Weather Model to Public

A predictive space weather model designed to simulate how solar storms affect Earth has been publicly released for researchers in the broader scientific community — as well as the general public — to ...
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Generative AI Wargaming Promises to Accelerate Mission Analysis

A team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, is creating an artificial intelligence-driven capability that automates much of the work that goes into designing, ...
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Dragonfly Mission Confirmed for 2028 Launch to Saturn’s Moon Titan

NASA has confirmed its revolutionary Dragonfly rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s organic-rich moon Titan. The decision, announced April 16, allows the mission to progress to completion of final design, ...
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Johns Hopkins APL’s Breakthrough Flexible, Cuttable Lithium-Ion Battery Now Won’t Catch Fire

Images taken during a test of APL’s latest lithium-ion battery technology exhibit its inflammable and self-extinguishing qualities. Credit: Johns Hopkins APL A team of researchers from the Johns ...
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Dragonfly Mission Passes Critical Design Review

NASA’s Dragonfly, the first rotorcraft designed for scientific exploration on another ocean world, has passed its Critical Design Review. Led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in ...
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GenWar Sim

APL’s GenWar Sim capability integrates large language models (LLMs) with the Advanced Framework for Simulation, Integration, and Modeling (AFSIM)—making high-fidelity simulations accessible to users ...
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NASA’s Sun-Bound Parker Solar Probe Swings Through Final Venus Flyby

On Nov. 6, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its seventh and final Venus gravity-assist maneuver, passing within 240 miles (about 387 kilometers) of Venus’ surface. The flyby adjusted Parker’s ...
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The Van Allen Probes Transformed Everything We Know About Earth’s Radiation Belts. What’s Next?

Nine years ago this week, NASA’s Van Allen Probes launched on a mission to fly through and study Earth’s ring current and radiation belts — rings of charged particles trapped in Earth’s magnetic field ...