Space

MIT-led team: dark gamma-ray bursts more flighty than shy

September 12, 2003

Asteroid of one-kilometer or larger strikes Earth every 600,000 years

September 10, 2003

MIT researchers reassess asteroid hazards

September 5, 2003

Mars-gazing

August 26, 2003

Amateur astronomer locates powerful stellar explosion before the pros

August 12, 2003

Many gamma-ray bursts go undetected, MIT mathematician estimates

August 12, 2003

IMAGE / NASA/CXC/MIT/D.Pooley et al. Globular cluster NGC 6266.

Close encounters of the stellar

July 30, 2003

An artist's conception of Pluto and its moon Charon.

Pluto's atmosphere is expanding, researchers say

July 9, 2003

Material accumulating on the pulsar surface can sometimes ignite, causing thermonuclear flashes that emit bursts of X-ray light. These thermonuclear flames spread across the surface of the pulsar in a few seconds. The team established that "burst oscillations", a kind of flickering, during these X-ray bursts provide a direct measure of the pulsar's spin rate.

Einstein's gravitational waves may set speed limit for pulsar spin

July 3, 2003

NASA's Mars Odyssey detected water ice in the northern hemisphere. During the winter months, the icy soil is covered by a thick layer of carbon dioxide ("dry ice") frost obscuring the water ice signature.

Odyssey orbiter watches a frosty Mars

June 27, 2003

Maria Zuber to assume top spot in EAPS

June 12, 2003

Analysis of GPS navigation signals monitored at over 120 sites provides a snapshot of ionospheric total electron content (TEC) over North America during a major geomagnetic disturbance. A large scale plume of storm enhanced density (SED) spans the continent from a source region in the eastern US. The bold red contour marking TEC > 50 units outlines the low-altitude footprint of the TEC plume. T...

MIT researchers use earth-based tools to image weather in space

Results could lead to improved satellite transmissions

May 6, 2003

Pluto obstructed by its moon, Charon (lower right).

Pluto mission moves ahead

April 16, 2003

Weekend gamma-ray burst is the closest ever

April 3, 2003

Gamma-ray burst reveals death of star, birth of something big

April 2, 2003

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