Space Systems Engineering students design a close-range mission to a giant asteroid that will fly by Earth in 2029.

Study finds history of Titan’s landscape resembles that of Mars, not Earth

Planets may harbor conditions suitable for sustaining liquid water — and thus life.

Scientists observe first planet-induced stellar pulsations.

Users can search database of 1,600 stars to find signs of new exoplanets.

MIT scientists and alumni well represented on newly announced NASA asteroid missions Psyche and Lucy.

Data from New Horizons mission suggest a water-ice ocean lies beneath Pluto’s heart-shaped basin.

Scientists reconstruct first hours after a giant impact created one of the largest craters on the moon.

Instrument will help OSIRIS-REx mission identify locations for collecting an asteroid sample.

Two potentially habitable planets in nearby system are confirmed to be rocky.