Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars.
The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact.
If wildfires become larger and more frequent, they might stall ozone recovery for years.
Catalog of planet candidates nearly doubles in size during 2020-21.
A levitating vehicle might someday explore the moon, asteroids, and other airless planetary surfaces.
The boiling new world, which zips around its star at ultraclose range, is among the lightest exoplanets found to date.
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.
With thousands of satellites, each network could beam down tens of terabits per second, filling gaps left by land-based services.
Student-led efforts preserve iconic campus landmark for future generations of education and research.
With her students, aerospace engineer Kerri Cahoy is developing small, affordable “CubeSats” to monitor weather and search for exoplanets.
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