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New partnerships could reshape NASA science modeling

May 22, 2002

Jeffrey Hoffman, now a lecturer in aeronautics and astronautics, walked in space during the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission in December 1993. He said in a talk on campus, that being at the end of the shuttle's robotic arm was one of his more spectacular experiences.

Exhilaration of space flight, walk described by astronaut Hoffman

May 8, 2002

Scientists find 'local' black hole that pumps energy while it spins

May 1, 2002

Paul Wooster (left), a senior in aero/astro, and graduate students Kalina Galabova and Carole Joppin (far right) are building a prototype of a space capsule for launching mice into low-Earth orbit. The $5 million to $10 million project involves students interested in Mars travel at three universities.

Aero/astro team plans to launch 'moused spacecraft' in 2004

April 10, 2002

Dr. Alan Whitney of Haystack mounts an 18,000-foot tape on the Mark IV correlator. Magnetic tapes will be eliminated when the e-VLBI program is finished.

Haystack to host meeting on fast data transfer

April 3, 2002

Age discrepancy throws existing pulsar theories into turmoil

March 13, 2002

John Grunsfeld gives a thumbs up during an Extravehicular Activity, the 25th by an MIT graduate.

Alumni service Hubble telescope

March 13, 2002

Michael Massimino working on the Hubble Space Telescope from the end of Columbia's robotic arm. Massimino was the 10th MIT graduate to perform an EVA (extravehicular activity).

Improvements made to Hubble Space Telescope will help MIT scientists and engineers do even more precise research

March 13, 2002

Infrared image of supernova remnant; dashed line and arrow indicate pulsar's motion detected by VLA.

Age discrepancy throws pulsar theories into turmoil

March 12, 2002

Artist's impression of the hottest tango in the universe--a torus formed from the debris of a star spins around a rotating black hole. The black hole leads the torus around, feeding it energy which the torus radiates away as unseen gravitational waves. At the same time, jets of energy are released along the black hole's axis of rotation and may later be detected by satellites as gamma-ray bursts.

Black hole/star tangos may explain cosmic explosions

February 27, 2002

Researcher explores heart problems tied to space flight

February 27, 2002

An artist's impression of the hottest tango in the universe. The remnants of a star, now really a donut-shaped ring or torus, spin around a rotating black hole in a sort of cosmic tango. The black hole leads its passive torus-partner around, feeding it energy through the many magnetic field lines entangling the two cosmic bodies like entwined arms. The torus in t...

Tango between black hole and star remnant may explain cosmic explosion

February 21, 2002

Hewitt takes controls as director of Center for Space Research

February 6, 2002

Slated for launch in 2006, the Space Interferometry Mission will focus on stellar dynamics.

MIT professor discusses life after Hubble

Coming observatories to be more specialized

February 1, 2002

Hewitt takes the controls at Center for Space Research

January 23, 2002

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New partnerships could reshape NASA science modeling

Exhilaration of space flight, walk described by astronaut Hoffman

Scientists find 'local' black hole that pumps energy while it spins

Aero/astro team plans to launch 'moused spacecraft' in 2004

Haystack to host meeting on fast data transfer

Age discrepancy throws existing pulsar theories into turmoil

Alumni service Hubble telescope

Improvements made to Hubble Space Telescope will help MIT scientists and engineers do even more precise research

Age discrepancy throws pulsar theories into turmoil

Black hole/star tangos may explain cosmic explosions

Researcher explores heart problems tied to space flight

Tango between black hole and star remnant may explain cosmic explosion

Hewitt takes controls as director of Center for Space Research

MIT professor discusses life after Hubble

Hewitt takes the controls at Center for Space Research

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