Scientists discover potentially habitable planets
Just 40 light years from Earth, planets are best targets so far for search for extraterrestrial life.
Just 40 light years from Earth, planets are best targets so far for search for extraterrestrial life.
Exoplanet lacks atmosphere, is covered in rivers of magma.
MIT scientists assist as a NASA mission chases Pluto’s shadow to catch details of its atmosphere.
Geologist Taylor Perron explores river networks on Earth and beyond.
New study finds meteorites were byproducts of planetary formation, not building blocks.
Better options available in thousands of near-Earth asteroids, expert says.
MIT researchers find that a volcanic plume, not an asteroid, likely created the moon’s largest basin.
An MIT oxygen-creating instrument has been selected to fly on the upcoming Mars 2020 mission.
EAPS inaugural Brace Lecture will feature NASA Curiosity rover chief scientist John Grotzinger
Robert Simcoe peers deep into the universe’s past to identify the first stars.
Method will help scientists determine the mass of exoplanets that are not measurable in any other way.
Scientists find that Mars, not Earth, shakes up some near-Earth asteroids.
A MIT faculty member for more than 40 years, Madden is remembered for his contributions to earth science research.
Researchers find that huge craters on the near side of the moon may overstate the intensity of asteroid impacts about 4.1 billion years ago.