Departments
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Robots go head to head, 250 miles above Earth
Third annual Zero Robotics competition pits robots against each other on the International Space Station.
January 25, 2012 -
MIT faculty see promise in American manufacturing
Study group is tackling hard questions about what it will take to stoke renewal.
January 25, 2012 -
Speed limit for birds
MIT researchers find critical speed above which birds — and drones — are sure to crash.
January 20, 2012 -
MIT professor, former astronaut Hoffman named to NSBRI Board of Directors
December 29, 2011 -
At a crossroads
New research predicts which cars are likeliest to run lights at intersections.
November 30, 2011 -
Robots in reality
Nicholas Roy designs robots for real-world challenges.
November 28, 2011 -
Using a phone to fly a drone
Pilotless planes at MIT controlled via iPhones in Seattle.
November 8, 2011 -
3 Questions: Greg Chamitoff on the final frontier
Alum-astronaut relives some of the highlights of his space shuttle career.
October 5, 2011 -
MIT’s TESS project awarded $1 million NASA grant
October 4, 2011 -
In plane view
New tool analyzes black-box data for flight anomalies.
September 12, 2011 -
Satellites in the developing world
An MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.
August 4, 2011 -
Clearing the decks
A new planning tool helps direct traffic on aircraft carriers.
August 2, 2011 -
Landing Apollo via Cambridge
Former MIT Instrumentation Lab member recalls his contribution to the safe landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface.
July 17, 2009 -
New rocket aims for cheaper nudges in space
Plasma thruster is small, runs on inexpensive gases
February 24, 2009 -
Pluto is undergoing global warming, researchers find
October 9, 2002