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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory SciTechDaily / Jan 16, 2022

Tom Jacobs of Bellevue, Washington, loves treasure hunts. Since 2010, the former U.S. naval officer has participated in online volunteer projects that allow anyone who is interested — “citizen scientists” — to look through NASA telescope data for signs of exoplanets, planets beyond our solar system.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Mirage News / May 8, 2021

It’s no secret that the U.S. Navy has been developing and experimenting with various types of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) for many years. Nowadays, these devices can operate in extreme depths while being at the same time a low-cost alternative capable of carrying various types of missions. A…

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Missouri S&T News and Research / May 5, 2021

With three semesters of their college careers affected by COVID-19, our spring graduating class has had its share of unique challenges. But overcoming obstacles and finding pathways to success are what Missouri S&T alumni are known for. With commencement just around the corner, nine of our new graduates reflect on their time at S&T and the memories they've made during their journey.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory EurekAlert / May 5, 2021

On March 17, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) students and researchers in the NPS Spacecraft Robotics Laboratory, working with NASA and the International Space Station research team, including astronauts Dr. Shannon Walker and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Victor Glover, an NPS alumnus, conducted the first of five experiments in the NPS ''Astrobatics'' project.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Foreign Policy Research Institute / May 5, 2021

Detecting, identifying, and tracking ships at sea are among the most fundamental intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) tasks that any country must perform if it wants to exert control over a maritime area-a goal China has long sought to achieve in the waters off its eastern seaboard.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory PRNewswire / May 5, 2021

CENTREVILLE, Va., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. CEO Commentary "We delivered strong bookings and significant margin expansion with results in line with our internal expectations and historical seasonal patterns.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory DVIDS / May 5, 2021

The Personnel Protection Team in AFRL's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, headed by Dr. Matthew Lange, used the cockpit compatibility design software developed for Department of Defense LEP and modified it for commercial use. The commercial version, called CALI (Commercial Aviation Low Intensity) filters out the laser light, but not the light coming from the pilot's instrument panel.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory HPCwire / May 4, 2021

May 4, 2021 - Researchers at George Mason University are set to receive funding from the U.S. Department of the Air Force, under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) program, to purchase a graphics processing unit (GPU)-based computing cluster.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory EurekAlert / May 4, 2021

Harbir Antil (PI), Director, Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI), and Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences, Rainald Löhner (co-PI), Director, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Center and Professor, Physics and Astronomy, and Mahamadi Warma, (co-PI), CMAI Faculty and Professor, Mathematical Sciences, are set to receive funding from the U.S.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory DVIDS / May 4, 2021

The Personnel Protection Team in AFRL's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, headed by Dr. Matthew Lange, used the cockpit compatibility design software developed for Department of Defense LEP and modified it for commercial use. The commercial version, called CALI (Commercial Aviation Low Intensity) filters out the laser light, but not the light coming from the pilot's instrument panel.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory US Embassy in Ghana / May 3, 2021

Accra, GHANA- On April 30, 2021, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan joined Ghanaian government and military officials to inaugurate the Joint Operational Vector-borne Disease Entomology Laboratory at 37 Military Hospital in Accra. Funded by the U.S. government through the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Africa Malaria Task Force (AMTF), the laboratory will establish a combined entomology ...

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Politico / Apr 30, 2021

Pressure grows on NASA to rethink its decision to award SpaceX the only contract for a moon lander. - A former senator is unanimously confirmed to run the space agency as it reports progress in the administration's first 100 days.

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientific American / Apr 29, 2021

Earth's surface is constantly sprinkled with space dust. Extraterrestrial material has rained down on our planet throughout its multi-billion-year history-and the celestial shower continues each passing day. Sizable chunks of rock and metal are the most dramatic examples, appearing as brilliant shooting stars during their fiery passage through the upper atmosphere and occasionally reaching the ground to become meteorites.