Good Housekeeping honors rocket scientist Tiera Guinn '17
Design engineer and 2017 alumna working on the largest rocket ever created by NASA was named an "Awesome Woman of 2017."
Department
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Building 31 powers back up
Members of AeroAstro and MechE are returning to a dramatically renovated building, with robots, drones, and even a Corvette in tow.
Glassy carbon, now with less heat
Carbon nanotubes lower the transformation temperature of glassy carbon, possibly aiding manufacturers, MIT researchers report.
New robot rolls with the rules of pedestrian conduct
Approach may enable robots to move around hospitals, malls, and other areas with heavy foot traffic.
Danielle Wood joins Media Lab faculty
MIT alumna is establishing a new research group aimed at harnessing space engineering to improve life on Earth.
Second annual MIT Teaching with Digital Technology Awards recipients selected
Faculty and instructors recognized for improving classroom instruction and student engagement through innovative uses of digital technology.
Miniaturizing the brain of a drone
Method for designing efficient computer chips may get miniature smart drones off the ground.
MIT space hotel wins NASA graduate design competition
Module would serve as a commercially owned space station, featuring a luxury hotel as the primary anchor tenant and NASA as a temporary co-anchor tenant.
A deep dive into research
SuperUROP gives undergraduates the chance to immerse themselves in a year-long research project with supportive mentors to guide the way.
Space junk: The cluttered frontier
New laser technique identifies the makeup of space debris, from painted shards to Teflon.
After MIT, new officers will serve their country
Following their MIT studies, graduates in MIT’s Reserve Officer Training Corps set off on new challenges in the U.S. military.
NASA selects three from MIT for astronaut training
Chari, Hoburg, and Moghbeli, all with ties to the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, represent a quarter of NASA's astronaut candidate Class of 2017.
Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days
New design could provide communication support in disaster zones.
Project Apophis
Space Systems Engineering students design a close-range mission to a giant asteroid that will fly by Earth in 2029.
Faster, more nimble drones on the horizon
New algorithm quickly makes sense of incoming visual data.