John Michopoulos, Ph.D., U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Computational Multiphysics Systems Laboratory head, received the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Computers and Information in Engineering (CIE) Lifetime Achievement Award.

Jordan Stone, Ph.D., an astrophysicist in NRL’s Remote Sensing Division is part of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s early release science team for direct observations of exoplanets that released the observations of a super-Jupiter exoplanet, HIP 65426 b, using JWST near-infrared camera and

WASHINGTON - An experiment prepared by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will launch as part of NASA’s scheduled Artemis I mission to orbit the moon. The experiment will use samples of fungi to investigate effects of the deep space radiation environment outside of Earth’s protective

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), with the help of Defense Media Activity, is launching a three-part series highlighting the importance of quantum research for the 21st century U.S. Navy.

WASHINGTON - After countless hours of preparation, flight testing, and launching, 23 student teams from universities and colleges around the world participated in the CanSat Aerospace Competition at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, June

WASHINGTON - U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists launched the second Strontium Iodide Radiation Instrument (SIRI-2) instrument in December 2021 onboard Space Test Program (STP) Sat-6. SIRI-2, a gamma-ray spectrometer, will demonstrate the performance of europium-doped strontium iodide gamma

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Centennial celebration culminates with the 100th anniversary of its founding on July 2, 2023.

WASHINGTON – To advance quantum network capabilities and leadership, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) announced work with five other U.S. Government agencies on May 18 to establish the Washington Metropolitan Quantum Network Research Consortium (DC-QNet) to create, demonstrate and operate

WASHINGTON - Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems, a U.S.-incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary to Virgin Orbit, to launch Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction CubeSat Experiment (CIRCE). The satellites, which contain twin 6U CubeSats, will fly in a circular orbit

WASHINGTON - By working closely with AIM Photonics’ state-of-the-art foundry, NRL’s Optical Sciences Division is developing photonic components with functionalities targeting DoD priorities such as analog signal processing, quantum information and computing, data remoting, and navigation and timing.