The Parker Solar Probe flew within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface, the closest any spacecraft has ever gone.

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves—found throughout the universe—are able to ...

With the installation of a charged particle detector on Dec. 3, 2024, all 10 of NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration ...

Andrew Merkle has been selected as the new head of the Research and Exploratory Development Department, or REDD, at the Johns ...

APL hosted its annual Cislunar Security Conference, bringing together leaders in government, academia, industry and other ...

NASA said scientists at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory began receiving more detailed telemetry — or "housekeeping data" — from the spacecraft on New Year's Day. The update showed ...

NASA's IMAP mission will delve into the mysteries of the heliosphere, mapping its boundaries and studying solar wind ...

As head of the Research and Exploratory Development Department, Merkle will accelerate innovation and collaborate with APL’s ...

A beacon tone, received in the mission operations center at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) late on Dec. 26, confirmed the spacecraft had made it through the encounter safely and is ...

A layer of diamonds was found beneath Mercury's surface. This could help scientists understand the planet's unusual magnetic ...

Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how collisionless shock waves – found throughout the universe – are able ...