Faculty leaders discuss the opportunities and obstacles in developing, scaling, and implementing their work rapidly.

Theories from cognitive science and psychology could help humans learn to collaborate with robots faster and more effectively, scientists find.

Researchers develop a way to test whether popular methods for understanding machine-learning models are working correctly.

A levitating vehicle might someday explore the moon, asteroids, and other airless planetary surfaces.

A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.

New algorithm could enable fast, nimble drones for time-critical operations such as search and rescue.

The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.

Associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics will head MIT’s longest continuously-running lab.

Model could help predictive virtual models become standard practice in engineering.

With thousands of satellites, each network could beam down tens of terabits per second, filling gaps left by land-based services.