An answer to a lunar mystery: Why is the moon’s gravity so uneven?
Simulations based on GRAIL data show how gravitational anomalies developed early in lunar history.
Simulations based on GRAIL data show how gravitational anomalies developed early in lunar history.
MIT physicist explains how new results from an underground experiment add intrigue to the hunt for dark matter.
Potentially habitable planets are slightly larger than Earth.
Physicists and astronaut discuss cosmic ray detector’s findings of possible signs of dark matter.
$200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets.
In 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon’s interior to chart its early history.
Twin spacecraft create a highly detailed gravity map of the moon, finding an interior pulverized by early impacts.
As small as a penny, these thrusters run on jets of ion beams.