Aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover, MOXIE creates oxygen on Mars
Thanks to an MIT-designed instrument, a NASA mission has produced oxygen on another planet for the first time.
Thanks to an MIT-designed instrument, a NASA mission has produced oxygen on another planet for the first time.
Following touchdown, MOXIE will brew up oxygen while geologists comb for sediments to sample.
Findings suggest the first galaxies in the universe were more massive than previously thought.
Results significantly narrow the range of possible places to find the hypothetical dark matter particles.
Artemis program will focus on returning humans to the moon.
As part of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, Professor Tanja Bosak helps determine the best samples to bring home for clues about life 4 billion years ago.
Led by MIT researchers, one of the experiments aboard the next mission to the Red Planet aims to generate oxygen from Martian air.
When searching for extraterrestrial life, astronomers may want to look at planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres.
To help us navigate this time of social distancing, three MIT astronauts share lessons of isolated living aboard the International Space Station.
Chari, Hoburg, and Moghbeli, all with ties to the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, among the first class to graduate under agency’s Artemis program.
With “In Event of Moon Disaster,” the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality aims to educate the public on deepfakes with an alternative history of the moon landing.
Barret Schlegelmilch ’18 takes part in simulated NASA mission to the Martian moon Phobos.
Do-it-yourself bio and maker communities can help NASA meet needs of long-distance missions.
Scientists from the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Genomes instrument team develop method to detect the tiniest traces of life on other planetary bodies.
Multilevel Mars greenhouse could provide food to sustain astronauts for several years.