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NRL’s SoloHi catches stunning views of 'Christmas comet' Leonard fly by
By Paul Cage, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Dec. 28, 2021
Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory evaluate early data the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft sent back to Earth as it observes comet Leonard as it heads inbound to the sun.
NRL/NASA experiment to study origins of Solar Energetic Particles
By Paul Cage, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Nov. 23, 2021
A joint-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory/NASA experiment prepares to investigate the origins of Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) that could affect Navy satellites and harm personnel during future crewed missions to the moon and beyond.
NRL Chesapeake Bay Detachment Fire Science Researcher Receives Top Honors
By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Nov. 18, 2021
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Chesapeake Bay Detachment fire protection researcher John Farley received the 2020 Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal Award. The award was received in partnership with Gerard G. Back from Jensen Hughes Inc. for their work in evaluating the fire protective effectiveness of new fluorine-free firefighting foams (F3s).
NRL Argon Fluoride Laser to Advance Fusion Energy
By Paul Cage, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Corporate Communications | Oct. 22, 2021
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experts race toward sustainable clean energy with advances in fusion energy.
NRL Scientist in the Right Place, Right Time to Record Historical Earthquake
By Kevin McAndrews, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Sept. 20, 2021
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researcher Ben Phrampus recorded the largest U.S. earthquake in nearly half a century when it hit recently off the coast of southern Alaska.
Building STEM connections brick by brick
By Michelle Patten, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications | Sept. 16, 2021
Richard Espinola, Ph.D., an electronics engineer at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C., spends his spare time mentoring a local FIRST® Lego® League (FLL) team.

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