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An artist's rendering shows a dark spacecraft hurtling towards an orange ball of fire and gas
Mission to the Sun
Cool power
Published June 25, 2017
As the APL-built solar probe heads toward its historic encounter with the sun, revolutionary technologies will power and cool the craft
Image depicts the atmosphere of Jupiter with dozens of circular features
Returns of the JEDI
Scientists marvel at Juno mission images
Published June 25, 2017
Spacecraft's flight to Jupiter, with APL-built instrument on board, is mission of 'pure discovery'
Kate Rubins
Space@Hopkins
Astronaut Kate Rubins to visit JHU
Published June 25, 2017
First person to ever sequence DNA in space visits Hopkins for a talk about her experiments, experiences aboard the International Space Station
Image depicts Pluto in brown and gray tones
Status update?
Make Pluto a planet again
Published June 25, 2017
Planetary scientist offers a geophysical definition of planets—which would expand the number in our solar system from eight to about 110
Spacecraft in bottom left corner flies past hunks of rock; in the top right, Jupiter is shown in its orbit around the sun
Discovery
Data from distant asteroids
Published June 25, 2017
APL-built instruments for two upcoming NASA missions will provide close-up surface images, composition data of asteroids near Jupiter
a brown planet is in the foreground and a dim orange star is in the background of this artist's rendering of Proxima Centauri b
Q+A
A whole new world?
Published June 25, 2017
Planetary scientist Sarah Hörst discusses discovery of Earth-like planet in nearby Proxima Centauri system
An artist's illustration of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Surface scan
A closer look at Mars
Published June 25, 2017
Gullies on Mars likely not formed by liquid water, scientists conclude
Artist's depiction of Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter
Giant steps
Juno arrives at Jupiter
Published June 25, 2017
Spacecraft, with APL-built JEDI instrument aboard, will aid our understanding of the origin and evolution of Jupiter
Artist's depiction of Juno spacecraft approaching Jupiter
'Missing link'
Unlocking Jupiter's mysteries
Published June 25, 2017
NASA's Juno spacecraft with Johns Hopkins APL instrument aboard will enter Jupiter's orbit on July 4
Air Force funding
Rocket engine boost
Published June 25, 2017
Hopkins Engineering group gets $1.48M to help create better rocket engines, fuels