Astronomers detect first carbon-rich exoplanet
Discovery opens door to new class of exoplanets, including rocky planets rich in diamond and graphite.
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Discovery opens door to new class of exoplanets, including rocky planets rich in diamond and graphite.
Study suggests that trace amounts of water created oceans on Earth and other terrestrial planets, including those outside the solar system.
The MIT planetary scientist discusses what the finding means for life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe.
MIT researchers may be closer to understanding why spacesuit gloves hurt astronauts’ hands.
New map of lunar craters sheds light on early solar-system activity and points to oldest parts of the moon’s surface.
An MIT engineer for 25 years, he helped design instruments for NASA’s Voyager spacecraft.
Inspired by seeds, proposed air-bag system would surround astronauts and protect them during bumpy landings
Team envisions robotic spacecraft that can explore hard-to-reach areas on the moon and other planetary bodies by hopping.
The same phenomenon behind changes in the pitch of a moving ambulance’s siren is helping astronomers locate and study distant planets.
Pan-STARRS, a telescope designed to reveal the ‘unexpected surprises’ in our solar system, including possible threats to Earth, just became fully operational.
Research shows that aerosols not only cool, but also heat the planet — a finding that may cloud the validity of climate-change models.
Researchers see tempestuous atmosphere on a planet located 150 light years from Earth.
MIT astronomer leads the first team to study a Kuiper Belt object during a stellar occultation.
Astronaut and alumnus Bobby Satcher recounts his experience as the first orthopedic surgeon in space