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Gamma-Ray Pulsar Milestone Inspires Innovative Astrophysics & Applications
Hydrogen Detected in Lunar Samples, Points to Resource for Space Exploration
NRL ISS Mission Seeks New Bioinspired Materials
First Phase of MAGPIE Weather and Climate Experiment Completed in Barbados
Research Squadron VXS-1 Mobilizes Quickly to Track Hurricane Idalia
NRL NEWS
A Gamma-ray Pulsar Milestone Inspires Innovative Astrophysics and Applications
By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Nov. 28, 2023
NRL, in conjunction with the international Fermi Large Area Telescope Collaboration, announce the discovery of nearly 300 gamma ray pulsars in the publication of their Third Catalog of Gamma Ray Pulsars.
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Hydrogen Detected in Lunar Samples, Points to Resource Availability for Space Exploration
By Susan Guth, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Nov. 21, 2023
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space exploration.
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ONR Achieves Highest Ranking on Industry Association Scorecard
By Rebecca Ward, Office of Naval Research *
| Nov. 20, 2023
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has ended fiscal year 2023 with the highest rating from the Professional Services Council (PSC) for its outreach, transparency and thoroughness in acquisition forecasts.
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From Basic Research to Application: NRL Geophysicist Awarded NDIA Undersea Warfare Bronze Medal Achievement in Science
By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Nov. 6, 2023
Warren Wood, Ph.D., U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Ocean Sciences Division’s Geology and Geophysics section head, received the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Bronze Medal on Sept. 19, 2023.
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NRL ISS Mission Seeks New Bioinspired Materials
By Daniel Parry, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Nov. 1, 2023
NRL’s Melanized Microbes for Multiple Uses in Space Project, or MELSP, will use the International Space Station (ISS) to search for production of melanin variants and other useful biomaterials that can have applications both on Earth and in space.
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America’s Ears in Space: NRO Declassified NRL-Developed Electronic Intelligence Satellite Program
By Nicholas Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Sept. 29, 2023
During a Centennial Exhibition, held at the Pentagon on Sept. 28, to commemorate the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) 100 years of operations, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) declassified an NRL-developed electronic intelligence satellite program called Parcae.
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First Phase of the MAGPIE Weather and Climate Experiment Completed in Barbados
By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Sept. 19, 2023
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) completed its contribution to the Moisture and Aerosol Gradients/Physics of Inversion Evolution (MAGPIE) program, the first phase of an 18-month mission in Barbados.
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Research Squadron VXS-1 Mobilizes Quickly to Track Hurricane Idalia
By Susan Guth, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Sept. 15, 2023
NRL’s Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 mobilized a crew for a NP-3C Orion operation with less than 24 hours’ notice to airdrop 18 SOFAR Spotter buoys in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Idalia on Monday, August 28.
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NRL’s Blossom Point Tracking Facility Provides Command and Control for Space Development Agency Tranche 0 Mission Launch 2
By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Sept. 2, 2023
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides command and control (C2) for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) mission Launch 2.
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Research Squadron VXS-1 Celebrates 60th Anniversary at Tailhook
By Susan Guth, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications
| Aug. 25, 2023
Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 will exhibit their unique mission and research capabilities at the 2023 Tailhook Association Symposium in Sparks, Nevada. This will be the second time in recent years that the Warlocks (VXS-1) have exhibited and attended Tailhook.
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