Artemis: why it may be the last mission for Nasa astronauts

Artemis-1 is on its way back to Earth, successfully completing its maiden flight.

Martin Rees, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics, University of Cambridge • conversation
Nov. 23, 2022 ~7 min

Method for decoding asteroid interiors could help aim asteroid-deflecting missions

Astronomers have found a way to determine an asteroid’s interior structure based on how its spin changes during a close encounter with Earth.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 19, 2022 ~6 min


Venus: the trouble with sending people there

Some scientists are keen to send humans to Venus on a flyby.

Andrew Coates, Professor of Physics, Deputy Director (Solar System) at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, UCL • conversation
Sept. 29, 2022 ~7 min

Study: Astronomers risk misinterpreting planetary signals in James Webb data

Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 15, 2022 ~7 min

MIT’s MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars

Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 31, 2022 ~7 min

Artemis 1: maiden flight of spacecraft set to take humans back to the Moon – here's what needs to go right

Will humans be back on the Moon by 2025? It depends on how well the imminent launch of Artemis-1 goes.

Gareth Dorrian, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
Aug. 25, 2022 ~8 min

Porosity of the moon’s crust reveals bombardment history

The moon sustained twice as many impacts as can be seen on its surface, scientists find.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 7, 2022 ~7 min

Nasa considers sending swimming robots to habitable 'ocean worlds' of the Solar System

There may be life on Jupiter’s moon Europa or Saturn moon’s Enceladus.

David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University • conversation
July 4, 2022 ~7 min


Astronomers discover a multiplanet system nearby

Just 33 light years from Earth, the system appears to host two rocky, Earth-sized planets.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 15, 2022 ~7 min

New maps of asteroid Psyche reveal an ancient world of metal and rock

The varied surface suggests a dynamic history, which could include metallic eruptions, asteroid-shaking impacts, and a lost rocky mantle.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 15, 2022 ~7 min

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