NASA’s micro-mission Lunar Trailblazer will make macro-measurements of the lunar surface in 2025

Lunar Trailblazer is planned to launch on the first Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission of 2025.

César León Jr., Ph.D. Student of Planetary Geology, Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
Dec. 29, 2024 ~8 min

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

The method could help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 25, 2024 ~8 min


Asteroid grains shed light on the outer solar system’s origins

A weak magnetic field likely pulled matter inward to form the outer planetary bodies, from Jupiter to Neptune.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 6, 2024 ~8 min

Both Harris and Trump have records on space policy − an international affairs expert examines where they differ when it comes to the final frontier

From creating the Space Force to blocking weapons testing in space, both Trump and Harris have extensive records on space policy to examine .

Thomas G. Roberts, Postdoctoral Fellow in International Affiars, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Oct. 23, 2024 ~8 min

CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system

CubeSats have already visited the Moon and Mars and are key components of upcoming deep space missions.

Mustafa Aksoy, Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York • conversation
Sept. 27, 2024 ~7 min

Study: Early dark energy could resolve cosmology’s two biggest puzzles

In the universe’s first billion years, this brief and mysterious force could have produced more bright galaxies than theory predicts.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 13, 2024 ~8 min

Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit

The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel, repair and even replace them in orbit.

Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Aug. 21, 2024 ~8 min

New storm is headed for the Caribbean: What meteorologists look for in early signs of a future hurricane

New techniques are helping forecasters spot potentially dangerous storms earlier than ever.

Xingchao Chen, Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Penn State • conversation
Aug. 12, 2024 ~6 min


Birth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical cyclone forming

Forecasters are closely watching a storm headed for the Caribbean that’s likely to become Ernesto. New techniques are helping them spot potentially dangerous storms earlier than ever.

Xingchao Chen, Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Penn State • conversation
Aug. 12, 2024 ~6 min

Scientists find a human “fingerprint” in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone

Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Aug. 2, 2024 ~7 min

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