Naval Research Laboratory
Ghostly glow reveals galaxy clusters in collision
A team of scientists, including astronomers from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), have detected long wavelength radio emission from a colliding, massive galaxy cluster which, surprisingly, is not detected ...
Oct 15, 2008 |
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Fermi Large Area Telescope reveals pulsing gamma-ray sources
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Space Science Division and a team of international researchers have positively identified cosmic sources of gamma-ray emissions through the discovery of 16 ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Fermi detects gamma-rays from exploding nova
Using the Large Area Telescope (LAT) onboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope satellite, astronomers have detected gamma rays from a nova for the first time, a finding that surprises both observers and ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Scientists chart high-precision map of Milky Way's magnetic fields
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are part of an international team that has pooled their radio observations into a database, producing the highest precision map to date of ...
Feb 03, 2012 |
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STEREO Reveals Solar Storm Related to Failure Aboard Communications Satellite
(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have allowed Naval Research Laboratory scientists to see recent solar activity that may have produced ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Team Observes Record-Low Densities in Upper Atmosphere
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory and George Mason University reports that the Earth's upper atmosphere has recently experienced the lowest density in 43 years. The team ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Scientists make first discovery using revolutionary long wavelength demonstrator array
Scientists from NRL's Space Science and Remote Sensing Divisions, in collaboration with researchers from the University of New Mexico and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory located in Socorro, N.M., ...
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Fermi large area telescope points the way to new millisecond pulsars
The discovery of seventeen new millisecond pulsars was announced today at the American Astronomical Society Meeting by scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Space Science Division and a team ...
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Large Area Telescope explores high-energy particles
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is making some exciting discoveries about cosmic rays and the Large Area Telescope aboard Fermi is the tool in this investigation. Scientists in the ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Lasers generate underwater sound
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are developing a new technology for use in underwater acoustics. The new technology uses flashes of laser light to remotely create underwater sound. The new ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Surveillance vehicles take flight using alternative energy
Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence. Now, fuel cell powered UAVs are taking flight as ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Researchers take a step toward valleytronics
Valley-based electronics, also known as valleytronics, is one step closer to reality. Two researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have shown that the valley degree of freedom in graphene can be ...
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Scientists Use Atomic Physics Codes to Study Coronal Mass Ejections
(PhysOrg.com) -- Giant eruptions of ionized gas, or plasma, from the Sun called coronal mass ejections [CMEs] produce solar energetic particles that cause spacecraft anomalies and communication interruptions, ...
Apr 07, 2010 |
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Researchers study galaxy mergers
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have solved a long-standing dilemma about the mass of infrared bright merging galaxies. Because galaxies are the largest directly observable objects in the ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Scientists demonstrate novel ionic liquid batteries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the NRL Materials Science and Technology Division are providing solid evidence that there is a new route towards developing novel, lightweight energy storage devices. By moving ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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