Space

MIT alumna commands space shuttle mission

October 22, 2007

Asteroid is 'practice case' for potential hazards

October 13, 2007

Diagram of the system for tethering an astronaut to an asteroid using circumferential ropes.

MIT tether could aid asteroid missions

September 26, 2007

This image of Mars' south polar region shows the ice cap (in white) within the smooth polar layered deposits that overlie the cratered southern highlands.

MIT observations give precise estimate of Mars surface ice

September 21, 2007

In this artist depiction of the SWIFT J1756.9-2508 system, the foreground object is the planet-mass object. The pulsar, located at the upper right, is tidally distorting the companion into a teardrop-shaped object, and ripping gas from it. This material flows in a stream toward the pulsar and forms a disk around it. Eventually, enough gas builds up in the disk to produce an outburst bright enough ...

Stars caught in bizarre death-dance

September 13, 2007

Research scientists Justin Kasper and Alan Lazarus display a Faraday Cup, a device used to measure the current in a beam of charged particles.

Team discovers 'throttle' for solar wind

May 17, 2007

This artist's concept illustrates the hottest planet yet observed in the universe. The scorching ball of gas, a "hot Jupiter" called HD 149026b, is a sweltering 3,700 degrees Fahrenheit (2,040 degrees Celsius) -- about 3 times hotter than the rocky surface of Venus, the hottest planet in our solar system.

Team discovers hottest planet

May 10, 2007

MIT researchers David Simchi-Levi, left, and Olivier L. de Weck released version 1.3 of their SpaceNet software this month.

Engineers create SpaceNet--the supply chain

Network of nodes could ensure delivery to moon

March 19, 2007

This artist's concept shows a cloudy Jupiter-like planet, similar to HD 209458b, that orbits very close to its fiery hot star.

Extrasolars' light guides atmosphere research

February 21, 2007

Sara Seager honored for research on extrasolar planets

February 5, 2007

A supernova remnant acts like a relativistic pinball machine by accelerating electrons to enormous energies. The blue, wispy arcs in this image of Cassiopeia A, the youngest supernova remnant in the Milky Way, show where the acceleration is taking place in an expanding shock wave generated by the explosion. The red and green regions show material from the destroyed star that has been heated to mil...

Cosmic rays discerned in supernova remnants

New images from NASA show how electrons accelerate from exploded stars

November 20, 2006

Stephen Madden, retired professor who worked on Apollo missions, dies at 70

November 17, 2006

Irene Porro demonstrates how to use a 'sunspotter' to safely show the sun and sun spots on it to a group of Somerville schoolchildren in 2001. Porro, education and public outreach scientist at the MIT Kavli Institute, has recently helped secure a grant to develop a youth astronomy apprenticeship program at MIT.

Astronomer develops youth apprenticeship program

November 7, 2006

An artist's rendition of a spacecraft with logos from MIT, Georgia Tech and NASA. A group of MIT students is selling space on the satellite to help fund its building. When launched, the satellite would simulate a trip to Mars by sending mice into orbit around the Earth.

Mars group launches high-flying fundraiser

Space ship logos go ka-ching!

November 3, 2006

High-flying flag

November 1, 2006

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