Looking beyond “technology for technology’s sake”
Whether building robots or helping to lead the National Society of Black Engineers, senior Austen Roberson is thinking about the social implications of his field.
Whether building robots or helping to lead the National Society of Black Engineers, senior Austen Roberson is thinking about the social implications of his field.
Researchers make progress toward groups of robots that could build almost anything, including buildings, vehicles, and even bigger robots.
As NASA launches Artemis I, MIT experts weigh in on the importance of the mission to future space exploration.
“The Hunt for Planet B” follows Seager and others on their search for extraterrestrial life; three other nominated films feature MIT affiliates.
Swirling waters replenish nutrients in open ocean, a new study finds, and could mitigate some climate change effects.
Technologies recognized with "Oscars of Innovation" transform hurricane tracking, electronics cooling, collision avoidance, cybersecurity, and more.
Refining current opacity models will be key to unearthing details of exoplanet properties — and signs of life — in data from the powerful new telescope.
Honor recognizes top graduate students on course to change the face of the aerospace and defense industry.
Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere.
Joy Dunn ’08 helps solve the world’s greatest climate challenges while creating an open and equitable working environment.
Aeronautics and astronautics PhD candidate George Lordos develops technologies to enable life on Mars.
BART and MARGE will reliably produce, store, and distribute 50 tons of rocket fuel per year on the surface of Mars.
The moon sustained twice as many impacts as can be seen on its surface, scientists find.
Just 33 light-years from Earth, the system appears to host two rocky, Earth-sized planets.
The varied surface suggests a dynamic history, which could include metallic eruptions, asteroid-shaking impacts, and a lost rocky mantle.