Communications system achieves fastest laser link from space yet
Lincoln Laboratory’s TeraByte InfraRed Delivery system sent data from a satellite to Earth at 100 Gbps — a rate that will transform future science missions.
Lincoln Laboratory’s TeraByte InfraRed Delivery system sent data from a satellite to Earth at 100 Gbps — a rate that will transform future science missions.
Experiments aboard International Space Station demonstrate a potential solution for cleaning up orbital debris and repairing damaged satellites.
The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.
A student-run project is collecting messages from around the world, using nanotechnology to etch them on a disk, and sending the disk to the International Space Station.
In a virtual event, Fincke discussed his time studying at MIT, learning the Russian language, and flying on both Russian and American spacecraft.
Maya Nasr’s work on the Mars 2020 mission has led her to become an advocate for expanding international cooperation in space.
A cohort of transdisciplinary researchers will study the effects of sustained microgravity.
Physicists and astronaut discuss cosmic ray detector’s findings of possible signs of dark matter.
MIT physicist and AMS spokesman Samuel Ting presents results via webcast.
200 high-school students participate in MIT’s annual Zero Robotics competition.
New wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities.
Third annual Zero Robotics competition pits robots against each other on the International Space Station.