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Ghosts in the Plasma: Tracking the Footprints of Orbital Debris
November 30, 2023 — Researchers at NRL are using plasma theory, simulations, and experiments to develop a new way of detecting optically invisible debris in Earth’s orbit. ... MORE

Electromagnetic fields in a particle-in-cell simulation

A Gamma-ray Pulsar Milestone Inspires Innovative Astrophysics and Applications
November 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... MORE

Hydrogen Detected in Lunar Samples, Points to Resource Availability for Space Exploration
November 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... MORE

Katherine Burgess, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory geologist

ONR Achieves Highest Ranking on Industry Association Scorecard
November 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... MORE

From Basic Research to Application: NRL Geophysicist Awarded NDIA Undersea Warfare Bronze Medal Achievement in Science
November 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... MORE

Warren Wood, Ph.D., U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

NRL ISS Mission Seeks New Bioinspired Materials
November 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... MORE

America’s Ears in Space: NRO Declassified NRL-Developed Electronic Intelligence Satellite Program
September 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... MORE

Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Carlos Del Toro (left) presents a centennial commemoration plaque to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) during the NRL Centennial Exhibition at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 28, 2023. NRL is celebrating its 100-year anniversary as the Department of the Navy’s corporate laboratory, providing advanced scientific capabilities required to bolster America’s position of global naval leadership. Featured second from left: Dr. Bruce Danly, NRL director of research; Under Secretary of the Navy the Honorable Erik K. Raven; and Capt. Jesse Black, NRL commanding officer (U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Steffen)

First Phase of the MAGPIE Weather and Climate Experiment Completed in Barbados
September 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... MORE

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