Five MIT payloads deployed on the International Space Station
A cohort of transdisciplinary researchers will study the effects of sustained microgravity.
Janine Liberty | MIT Media LabMarch 25, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: media-lab international-space-station eaps school-of-architecture-and-planning research school-of-science space space astronomy-and-planetary-science industry arts
How to deflect an asteroid
MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeFeb. 18, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering asteroids astronomy nasa research satellites school-of-engineering space astronomy-and-planetary-science
Study reveals details of “golf ball asteroid”
A tilted orbit may explain the asteroid Pallas’ highly cratered surface.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeFeb. 10, 2020 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: astronomy eaps planetary-science research school-of-science space astronomy-and-planetary-science
Scientists pin down timing of lunar dynamo’s demise
Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeJan. 1, 2020 | mit
~7 mins
Tags: moon eaps planetary-science research school-of-science space astronomy-and-planetary-science nasa earth-and-atmospheric-sciences geology
The billion-year belch
Michael Calzadilla and colleagues describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster evolution.
Fernanda Ferreira | School of ScienceDec. 23, 2019 | mit
~6 mins
Tags: school-of-science kavli-institute physics astronomy astrophysics black-holes space astronomy-and-planetary-science research
A sign that aliens could stink
A molecule that’s known for its smelly and poisonous nature on Earth may be a sure-fire sign of extraterrestrial life.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeDec. 18, 2019 | mit
~8 mins
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Is there dark matter at the center of the Milky Way?
A new analysis puts dark matter back in the game as a possible source of energy excess at the galactic center.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeDec. 10, 2019 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: astronomy astrophysics center-for-theoretical-physics laboratory-for-nuclear-science physics research school-of-science space astronomy-and-planetary-science department-of-energy-doe
New instrument extends LIGO’s reach
Technology “squeezes” out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals can be detected.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News OfficeDec. 5, 2019 | mit
~9 mins
Tags: astronomy astrophysics kavli-institute ligo national-science-foundation-nsf physics research school-of-science space astronomy-and-planetary-science
Phoenix cluster is cooler than expected
With increasingly advanced data, Michael McDonald and colleagues study a galaxy cluster bursting with new stars.
Fernanda Ferreira | School of ScienceNov. 20, 2019 | mit
~8 mins
Tags: school-of-science kavli-institute physics astronomy astrophysics black-holes space astronomy-and-planetary-science research
3 Questions: How to control biofilms in space
MIT and University of Colorado researchers are collaborating on an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station.
David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeNov. 1, 2019 | mit
~7 mins
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