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Astronaut and MIT alumnus Robert L. Satcher Jr. '86, PhD '93, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in a spacewalk in 2009.

The pull of artificial gravity

MIT researchers say a centrifuge on the International Space Station — hinted at in Obama’s NASA proposal — would be a boon for physiological research

April 15, 2010

Charting a course toward cleaner cars

MIT team recommends strategy for reducing automotive fuel use, emissions

April 1, 2010

Carl Bauer

Expert says big energy picture must balance security, sustainability, and supply

March 3, 2008

Marc A. Kastner

Interview with the dean: Marc Kastner, MIT School of Science

February 6, 2008

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Sophomore's elegant, relentless machine a grand slam in 37th robo-fest

May 22, 2007

Schematic shows the 25.4-meter Giant Magellan Telescope next to a 6.5-meter Magellan telescope. The 83-foot giant telescope is as wide as an eight-story building is tall.

Giant telescope will keep an eye on planets in other solar systems

December 17, 2004

An artist's rendering of the New Horizons spacecraft.

MIT researcher on team for possible 2006 Pluto mission

December 5, 2001

Artist's rendition of the New Horizons spacecraft. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is an 8-fo...

MIT researcher on team for possible 2006 Pluto mission

December 4, 2001