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Researcher Stephen Slivan displays a model he made to explain the orientation of asteroids.

Groups of asteroid siblings spin differently

September 19, 2002

Scientists find clues of hidden dark matter

August 14, 2002

"It was just an awesome experience," Franklin Chang-Diaz said of his first walk in space.

Alum takes place among strollers in space

July 17, 2002

Lincoln Lab discovers near-miss asteroid

July 17, 2002

Surprise! High-flying tribute for Ingrams

July 17, 2002

Surprise! High-flying tribute for Ingrams

July 17, 2002

This artist's conception of an X-ray pulsar in a binary star system shows matter from a companion star being channeled onto a rapidly spinning neutron star at its magnetic poles.

Pulsar whittles away stellar companion almost to planet size

June 5, 2002

An artist's conception of an X-ray pulsar in a binary star system: Matter from a companion star is channeled onto a rapidly spinning neutron star at its magnetic poles.

Going, going, almost gone: Pulsar whittles away stellar companion to planet-size

May 24, 2002

New partnerships could reshape NASA science modeling

May 22, 2002

Jeffrey Hoffman, now a lecturer in aeronautics and astronautics, walked in space during the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission in December 1993. He said in a talk on campus, that being at the end of the shuttle's robotic arm was one of his more spectacular experiences.

Exhilaration of space flight, walk described by astronaut Hoffman

May 8, 2002

Scientists find 'local' black hole that pumps energy while it spins

May 1, 2002

Paul Wooster (left), a senior in aero/astro, and graduate students Kalina Galabova and Carole Joppin (far right) are building a prototype of a space capsule for launching mice into low-Earth orbit. The $5 million to $10 million project involves students interested in Mars travel at three universities.

Aero/astro team plans to launch 'moused spacecraft' in 2004

April 10, 2002

Dr. Alan Whitney of Haystack mounts an 18,000-foot tape on the Mark IV correlator. Magnetic tapes will be eliminated when the e-VLBI program is finished.

Haystack to host meeting on fast data transfer

April 3, 2002

Michael Massimino working on the Hubble Space Telescope from the end of Columbia's robotic arm. Massimino was the 10th MIT graduate to perform an EVA (extravehicular activity).

Improvements made to Hubble Space Telescope will help MIT scientists and engineers do even more precise research

March 13, 2002

Migliazzo

Age discrepancy throws existing pulsar theories into turmoil

March 13, 2002