Newly discovered planet has longest orbit yet detected by the TESS mission

The frosty gas giant was discovered in a system that also hosts a warm Jupiter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Aug. 30, 2023 ~7 min

Chandrayaan-3: India hopes to land a rover on the Moon for the first time

The Indian spacecraft could lay the ground for future missions with astronauts, and even for lunar bases.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 ~7 min


We could soon be getting energy from solar power harvested in space

Solar panels in space could harness more of the Sun’s energy.

Matteo Ceriotti, Senior Lecturer in Space Systems Engineering, University of Glasgow • conversation
Aug. 14, 2023 ~8 min

Going with the flow

A new technique uses remote images to gauge the strength of ancient and active rivers beyond Earth.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 10, 2023 ~7 min

A telescope’s last view

Astronomers discover the last three planets the Kepler telescope observed before going dark.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 30, 2023 ~7 min

Back to the Moon: A space lawyer and planetary scientist on what it will take to share the benefits of new lunar exploration - Podcast

A US-led coalition and China are both planning to establish bases on the Moon. How the two nations will navigate actions on the Moon and how other countries will be involved is still unclear.

Nehal El-Hadi, Science + Technology Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
March 23, 2023 ~6 min

Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots

Robotic parts could be assembled into nimble spider bots for exploring lava tubes or heavy-duty elephant bots for transporting solar panels.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 14, 2023 ~8 min

3Q: What we learned from the asteroid-smashing DART mission

Saverio Cambioni discusses new results revealing the redirected asteroid Dimorphos to be a dust-trailing rubble-pile.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 2, 2023 ~7 min


Cornwall space launch: why launching rockets from UK soil can benefit industry and security

Efforts to launch rockets into space from the UK need to demonstrate reliability.

Craig Underwood, Professor, University of Surrey • conversation
Feb. 3, 2023 ~8 min

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

From space agency missions to private space launches, 2023 will be an exciting year in space.

Ian Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Dec. 27, 2022 ~8 min

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