Mars’ missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight

A new study shows Mars’ early thick atmosphere could be locked up in the planet’s clay surface.

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

A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter, MIT study finds

Watching for changes in the Red Planet’s orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 17, 2024 ~9 min


Study: Rocks from Mars’ Jezero Crater, which likely predate life on Earth, contain signs of water

The presence of organic matter is inconclusive, but the rocks could be scientists’ best chance at finding remnants of ancient Martian life.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Aug. 14, 2024 ~8 min

Study determines the original orientations of rocks drilled on Mars

The “oriented” samples, the first of their kind from any planet, could shed light on Mars’ ancient magnetic field.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 4, 2024 ~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

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

MIT welcomes two from the Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellowship for 2022

The fellowship supports research contributing to the field of planetary science and astronomy.

Paige Colley | EAPS • mit
April 7, 2022 ~7 min

Rover images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake

The findings include signs of flash flooding that carried huge boulders downstream into the lakebed.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 7, 2021 ~7 min


Aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, MOXIE creates oxygen on Mars

Thanks to an MIT-designed instrument, a NASA mission has produced oxygen on another planet for the first time.

Nancy Kotary | Sara Cody | Haystack Observatory | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics • mit
April 21, 2021 ~3 min

When baby planets melt

MIT scientists identify first magmas generated in solar system’s building blocks, unexpectedly answering questions about meteorites and formation of rocky planets.

Laura Carter | School of Science • mit
May 7, 2020 ~8 min

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