Mike Massimino to speak at June 4 doctoral hooding ceremony
Astronaut and alumnus will be the first-ever speaker at MIT’s Investiture of Doctoral Hoods.
Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration team earns Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award
Annual award recognizes an outstanding contribution made in the missile, aircraft, and space field.
Michael Collins: “I could have been the last person to walk on the moon”
Apollo 11 astronaut speaks at MIT about his experiences leading up to the first moon landing.
A second minor planet may possess Saturn-like rings
Researchers detect features around Chiron that may signal rings, jets, or a shell of dust.
First-light images from NASA’s soil moisture satellite revealed
Professor of civil and environmental engineering Dara Entekhabi, science team leader of NASA's SMAP satellite, marvels at the project's first snapshot of Earth.
For the first time, spacecraft catch a solar shockwave in the act
Solar storm found to produce “ultrarelativistic, killer electrons” in 60 seconds.
3 Questions: Dara Entekhabi on NASA’s soil-moisture mission
MIT professor is lead scientist on three-year mission to study how soil, water, and carbon interact.
A twist on planetary origins
New study finds meteorites were byproducts of planetary formation, not building blocks.
Toward quantum chips
Packing single-photon detectors on an optical chip is a crucial step toward quantum-computational circuits.
3 Questions: Ben Weiss on the lunar dynamo
The moon’s molten, churning core likely once generated a dynamo.
Lunar Laser Communication System wins R&D Magazine Editor's Choice Award
System developed by Lincoln Laboratory and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is named one of 2014's most influential technologies.
Plasma shield
Researchers find that Earth’s “plasmaspheric hiss” protects against a harmful radiation belt.
Pulling together the early solar system
New study finds that a strong magnetic field whipped the early solar system into shape.
3 Questions: Richard Binzel on NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission
Better options available in thousands of near-Earth asteroids, expert says.