New Horizons data hint at underground ocean
Ice flows and water ice mountains spied by NASA spacecraft support the idea that an interior ocean may be driving geologic activity on Pluto.
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Ice flows and water ice mountains spied by NASA spacecraft support the idea that an interior ocean may be driving geologic activity on Pluto.
System for locking satellites together, initially developed for master’s thesis, to get first space test.
Spacecraft’s close-up images reveal a complex, frozen world.
The structure may help scientists identify radiation-remediation strategies in space.
MIT scientists assist as a NASA mission chases Pluto’s shadow to catch details of its atmosphere.
New model may predict cyclone activity on other planets.
Faculty, administrators, and guests gather to mark the endowment of a new professorship in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
Observations of 74 Earth-sized planets around distant stars may narrow field of habitable candidates.
After two years of work, MIT's Wallace Observatory team has "perfected" the ability to control its fleet of smaller telescopes remotely and automatically.
Einstein’s theory of general relativity to be put through the paces as Advanced LIGO comes online.
MIT aerospace and systems engineer will assume agency’s No. 2 post upon President Obama's signing.
Astronaut and alumnus will be the first-ever speaker at MIT’s Investiture of Doctoral Hoods.
Apollo 11 astronaut speaks at MIT about his experiences leading up to the first moon landing.
Researchers detect features around Chiron that may signal rings, jets, or a shell of dust.
Study explains why galaxies don’t churn out as many stars as they should.