Space exploration

Brooks Hays of United Press International reports on the latest iteration of MIT’s skin-tight spacesuit, the BioSuit. “Ultimately, the big advantage is mobility, and a very lightweight suit for planetary exploration,” said Professor Dava Newman.

Professor Sara Seager talks to reporter Miriam Kramer about a new NASA project to develop a “starshade,” a spacecraft that could block the light of distant stars so that researchers can gather information about distant planets.