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MIT sensor on former military satellite now used to track lost space objects

November 8, 2000

Chandra observes cosmic traffic pile-up in energetic quasar jet

November 8, 2000

When viewing the two gradient-shaded circles in this image on the monitor, most people would see one as concave and the other as convex, since light is assumed to come from "above." Dr. Charles Oman and colleagues wondered whether this illusion would change in orbital flight, where "above" is no longer gravitationally defined. The Center for Space Research will conduct virtual-reality experiments ...

Virtual reality is central to group of MIT space station experiments

November 8, 2000

Launch to space station has MIT ties

November 1, 2000

MIT sensor on former military satellite now used to track lost space objects

October 26, 2000

Kulkarni to give three talks on planetary science

October 25, 2000

Current estimates of near-Earth asteroids said to be too low

October 25, 2000

MIT researcher says current estimates of near-Earth asteroids too low

October 24, 2000

Mars conference slated for October 20-22

October 18, 2000

HETE-2 launched successfully

October 18, 2000

MIT contributes component to Magellan telescopes

October 4, 2000

Dr. George R. Ricker, principal investigator for the High-Energy Transient Explorer satellite (HETE-2), takes a photograph during the final inspection of the satellite's soft X-ray cameras. The two dark circles are lens caps covering the optical cameras, and the two curved "ears" behind them are the soft X-ray cameras built at MIT. The four white rectangles on the satellite's front, which is small...

MIT satellite set for Saturday launch

October 4, 2000

MIT-made satellite -- first ever devoted to gamma ray bursts -- set for Oct. 7 launch

September 29, 2000

Doubts on pulsars' ages throw other theories into doubt

August 9, 2000

Lackluster comet LINEAR (C/1999 S4) was the first comet caught in the act of disappearing. Using the Hubble telescope, researchers were surprised to catch the icy comet in a brief, violent outburst when it blew off a piece of its crust. The eruption spewed a great deal of dust into space, creating a mist that reflected sunlight, dramatically increasing the comet's brightness over several hours. Hu...

Spanish telescope observes death of comet named for Lincoln Lab

August 9, 2000