Addressing the possibility of life on Mars

Mars expert John Grotzinger tells the story of exploration and the search for ancient life on the red planet at the annual Carlson Lecture.

Fatima Husain | EAPS • mit
Oct. 31, 2018 ~7 min

Software finds the best way to stick a Mars landing | MIT News

Program users can tinker with landing and path planning scenarios to identify optimal landing sites for Mars rovers.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 26, 2018 ~9 min


How Earth sheds heat into space | MIT News

New insights into the role of water vapor may help researchers predict how the planet will respond to warming.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 24, 2018 ~7 min

Professor Emeritus Bernard Burke, astrophysics pioneer, dies at 90 | MIT News

Former Astrophysics Division chair discovered radio noise from Jupiter and the first Einstein Ring, and developed tools to map the universe.

Sandi Miller | Department of Physics • mit
Sept. 24, 2018 ~12 min

Timothy Grove awarded AGU's Harry H. Hess Medal | MIT News

American Geophysical Union honors EAPS professor's “outstanding achievements in research on the constitution and evolution of the Earth and other planets.”

EAPS • mit
Sept. 10, 2018 ~3 min

Julien de Wit and TRAPPIST-1 science team receive NASA award | MIT News

Assistant professor in EAPS and colleagues from the University of Liège were honored for groundbreaking planetary system discovery.

EAPS • mit
Sept. 6, 2018 ~2 min

3Q: A bold mission to touch the sun | MIT News

MIT’s John Belcher discusses the launch of the Parker Solar Probe, which will fly directly into the sun’s atmosphere.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 13, 2018 ~6 min

Nearly 80 exoplanet candidates identified in record time | MIT News

Search considered successful “dress rehearsal” for exoplanet hunter TESS.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 20, 2018 ~7 min


3 Questions: Roger Summons on finding organic matter on Mars | MIT News

Discovery adds to evidence suggesting that Mars was at one time habitable.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 7, 2018 ~5 min

TESS takes initial test image | MIT News

Exoplanet-seeking satellite developed by MIT swings by moon toward final orbit.

School of Science • mit
May 18, 2018 ~3 min

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