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Naval Research Laboratory and NASA Launch Joint Effort to Study Wildfire-Induced Thunderstorms
June 11, 2025 — As wildfires grow more intense and frequent across the globe, scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are working to better understand a rare but powerful byproduct of these blazes: pyrocumulonimbus clouds, or pyroCbs... MORE

Space Storm Captured by NRL Spurs New Era in CME Research
June 9, 2025 — Local weather alerts are familiar warnings for potentially dangerous conditions, but an alert that puts all of Earth on warning is rare... MORE

Images from NRL’s LASCO C3 coronagraph showing the ‘halo’ coronal mass ejection that caused the G4 geomagnetic storm on May 31, 2025. NRL’s LASCO instrument has been operating in space since 1996 and helped develop the field of space weather.

Northrop Grumman Successfully Integrates Spacecraft for Next-Generation Space Robotic Servicing System
June 5, 2025 — June 5, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) SpaceLogistics LLC has announced the integration of a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus, achieving another milestone for its MRV and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program... MORE

Northrop Grumman announced June 5, 2025, it integrated the robotics payload, developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), onto its Mission Robotics Vehicle at the company’s Dulles, Virginia, facility.

Global Team Tracks Unusual Objects in Milky Way Galaxy
June 4, 2025 — Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) were part of a global effort to track newly discovered unusual bursts of radio emission from an object within the Milky Way galaxy. Information from telescopes in Australia, India, South Africa, and the United States were all used to help identify the object... MORE

An image of the sky showing the region around ASKAP J1832-0911. Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory were part of a global effort to track the newly discovered unusual bursts of radio emission from the object within the Milky Way galaxy. ASKAP J1832-091 emits pulses of radio waves and X-rays for two minutes every 44 minutes. The object is located about 15,000 light-years from Earth.

Decades of Dedication, Michopoulos Receives Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Distinction
May 27, 2025 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) John Michopoulos, Ph.D., received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, April 23, for his service as a mechanical engineer and principal scientist for materials innovation in the Materials Science and Technology Division... MORE

NRL Hosts Innovation Day for Industry
May 19, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted Innovation Day for Industry, May 7, at NRL-DC headquarters to inform industry and to assess interest in a focused set of six emerging technologies that are ready for collaboration with industry partners... MORE

During a breakout chemistry lab tour at Innovation Day for Industry at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory headquarters on May 7, 2025, Materials Engineer Gordon Waller with the NRL Chemistry Division talks with industry representatives about advanced battery safety technologies. Taylor Brownlie (left) said his company partners with NRL and came to Innovation Day to learn more about ways to collaborate. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

Institute for Nanoscience Hosts Annual Proposal Planning Meeting
May 13, 2025 — The Institute for Nanoscience at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its annual proposal planning meeting April 15, bringing together researchers from across the Lab to share ideas and build collaborations in support of future research initiatives... MORE

The Institute for Nanoscience at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its annual proposal planning meeting April 15, bringing together researchers from across the Lab to share ideas and build collaborations in support of future research initiatives.
(U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen)

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance Department of Defense Nuclear Mission
May 5, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) nuclear strategic priorities... MORE

Members of the Laser Plasma Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory join visitors from fellows defense research agencies for a group photo in the NIKE target area in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2024. The visit featured a tour of the NIKE laser facility to promote potential collaborative experiments in reactive materials research. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

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