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Blue haze over Pluto
New Horizons
Voyage of a lifetime
Published Jan 20, 2016 Video
10 years ago, 'New Horizons' lifted off on its historic mission to Pluto and beyond
Johnny Matheny tests the Modular Prosthetic Limb
Mobile upgrade
'A really big jump' for prosthetics
Published Jan 12, 2016 Video
Titanium implant unlocks new levels of operability for prosthetic limb
In memoriam
'Master of trajectory design'
Published Oct 22, 2015 Video
Robert Farquhar, a 50-year veteran of deep space missions, worked at APL for 16 years
Lydia Carroll speaks with a poster session attendee
'Amazing' opportunities
Published Oct 19, 2015
SPUR program gives JHU engineering students unique research opportunities at Applied Physics Lab
Blue haze surrounds Pluto
Nothing but blue skies
Blue haze, red ice on Pluto
Published Oct 9, 2015
Color photographs from 'New Horizons' yield clues to composition of planet's atmosphere
Water on Mars
Instrumental observation
Published Sept 28, 2015 Video
Data from APL-built spectrometer show signatures of hydrated salts on present-day Mars
Surface shots
Pluto: It's complicated
Published Sept 11, 2015 Photos
Latest images from New Horizons spacecraft reveal distant planet's varied, complex surface
Moment of truth
New Horizons' epic voyage to Pluto
Published Fall 2015
Getting New Horizons to Pluto was a triumph. Now, after nearly 10 years and 3 billion miles, the spacecraft had to work. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Farewell Pluto
Stunning parting shot
Published July 27, 2015 Video
New images, data from New Horizons show layers of atmospheric haze, evidence of exotic flowing ice
Peak pics
Pluto's cold mountains
Published July 23, 2015
New Horizons discovers second, smaller mountain range in Pluto's 'heart'