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NASA's Mars Odyssey detected water ice in the northern hemisphere. During the winter months, the icy soil is covered by a thick layer of carbon dioxide ("dry ice") frost obscuring the water ice signature.

Odyssey orbiter watches a frosty Mars

June 27, 2003

Maria Zuber to assume top spot in EAPS

June 12, 2003

Analysis of GPS navigation signals monitored at over 120 sites provides a snapshot of ionospheric total electron content (TEC) over North America during a major geomagnetic disturbance. A large scale plume of storm enhanced density (SED) spans the continent from a source region in the eastern US. The bold red contour marking TEC > 50 units outlines the low-altitude footprint of the TEC plume. T...

MIT researchers use earth-based tools to image weather in space

Results could lead to improved satellite transmissions

May 6, 2003

Pluto obstructed by its moon, Charon (lower right).

Pluto mission moves ahead

April 16, 2003

Weekend gamma-ray burst is the closest ever

April 3, 2003

Gamma-ray burst reveals death of star, birth of something big

April 2, 2003

Gamma-ray burst reveals death of a star and birth of something big

March 19, 2003

Milky Way monster stars in cosmic reality show

January 8, 2003

Scientists catch their first elusive 'dark' gamma-ray burst

January 8, 2003

Chandra image made from the longest observation yet of the supermassive black hole at the Galactic center and the surrounding region. Almost daily outbursts of X-rays from the gas around the black hole were observed. Also discovered were huge lobes of 20 million-degree Centigrade gas which indicate that enormous explosions occurred near the black hole several times over the last ten thousand years...

Milky Way monster stars in cosmic reality show

January 7, 2003

Scientists catch their first elusive 'dark' gamma-ray burst

December 23, 2002

David Shoemaker, director of the LIGO Laboratory at the Center for Space Research, poses in the lab.

Gravity-wave search produces initial data

October 30, 2002

MIT Lincoln Laboratory names asteroids for top kids, teachers

October 22, 2002

Mauna Kea Observatory: (Left to right): Subaru Telescope, twin domes of the Keck Telescopes, and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, which was used by Jim Elliot and Kelly Clancy during the occultation.

Pluto is undergoing global warming, researchers find

October 9, 2002

Mars travel explored at MIT conference

October 9, 2002

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Odyssey orbiter watches a frosty Mars

Maria Zuber to assume top spot in EAPS

MIT researchers use earth-based tools to image weather in space

Pluto mission moves ahead

Weekend gamma-ray burst is the closest ever

Gamma-ray burst reveals death of star, birth of something big

Gamma-ray burst reveals death of a star and birth of something big

Milky Way monster stars in cosmic reality show

Scientists catch their first elusive 'dark' gamma-ray burst

Milky Way monster stars in cosmic reality show

Scientists catch their first elusive 'dark' gamma-ray burst

Gravity-wave search produces initial data

MIT Lincoln Laboratory names asteroids for top kids, teachers

Pluto is undergoing global warming, researchers find

Mars travel explored at MIT conference

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