With Perseverance and a little MOXIE, MIT is going to Mars
Led by MIT researchers, one of the experiments aboard the next mission to the Red Planet aims to generate oxygen from Martian air.
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Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
An origin story for a family of oddball meteorites
Study suggests the rare objects likely came from an early planetesimal with a magnetic core.
TESS mission discovers massive ice giant
Neptune-sized planet may be remnant core of a much larger planet.
Twelve MIT faculty honored as “Committed to Caring” for 2020-2021
Honor recognizes faculty mentors who devote true attention to students’ well-being.
MIT Energy Initiative awards eight seed fund grants for early-stage MIT energy research
Annual MITEI awards support research on battery storage, smart grids, and carbon emissions reduction.
Ice, ice, maybe
EAPS graduate student Meghana Ranganathan zooms into the microstructure of ice streams to better understand the impacts of climate change.
Tiny sand grains trigger massive glacial surges
New model answers longstanding question of how these sudden flows happen; may expand understanding of Antarctic ice sheets.
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2020-21
Ranked at the top for the ninth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
Peatland drainage in Southeast Asia adds to climate change
Study reveals drainage, deforestation of the region’s peatlands, which leads to fires, greenhouse emissions, land subsidence.
Study: Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes
Solar geoengineering proposals will weaken extratropical storm tracks in both hemispheres, scientists find.
Machine learning helps map global ocean communities
An MIT-developed technique could aid in tracking the ocean’s health and productivity.
Towable sensor free-falls to measure vertical slices of ocean conditions
Instrument may help scientists assess the ocean’s response to climate change.
Melting glaciers cool the Southern Ocean
Research suggests glacial melting might explain the recent decadal cooling and sea ice expansion across Antarctica's Southern Ocean.
A data-driven response to a pandemic
Isolat, a volunteer collaboration organized by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, informs coronavirus policy by analyzing data associated with the pandemic.
Susan Solomon earns Killian Award, MIT’s highest faculty honor
Atmospheric chemist is recognized for her “leadership in working toward real-world solutions to address the global climate crisis.”