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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

Measurements of seasonal snow depth on Mars obtained

December 12, 2001

Researchers provide first measurements of seasonal snow depth on Mars

December 7, 2001

An artist's rendering of the New Horizons spacecraft.

MIT researcher on team for possible 2006 Pluto mission

December 5, 2001

Artist's rendition of the New Horizons spacecraft. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is an 8-fo...

MIT researcher on team for possible 2006 Pluto mission

December 4, 2001

Satellite detects optical afterglow of gamma-ray burst

November 14, 2001

Optical counterpart found for HETE-detected gamma-ray burst

November 7, 2001

Kids and teachers get asteroid namesakes

October 31, 2001

The atmospheric science department at Haystack Observatory just moved into a newly built wing, after having "temporary" quarters in trailers for the last 30 years. John C. Foster, associate director of the department, shows his office.

Haystack dedicates new office wing

October 31, 2001

MIT Lincoln Laboratory names asteroids for top kids, teachers

October 23, 2001

This Chandra image shows the M87 jet as seen in X-ray wavelengths.

Chandra sheds light on knotty problem of jet

October 17, 2001

This diagram illustrates the major components of LOFAR. Radiation is collected by wideband dipole antennas above a ground screen, and signals are immediately digitized. The antennas are clustered together in groups of approximately 100, forming "stations." An artist's impression of one station, located in a generic desert site, is shown (courtesy of ASTRON, Netherlands). Stations are connected by ...

Haystack, CSR involved in major new digital telescope development

October 17, 2001

This animation illustrates the accretion flow, with gas from a large companion star swirling around a tiny neutron star, attracted by the neutron star's gravity.

Star in deep freeze chills theory

September 12, 2001

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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

Measurements of seasonal snow depth on Mars obtained

Researchers provide first measurements of seasonal snow depth on Mars

MIT researcher on team for possible 2006 Pluto mission

MIT researcher on team for possible 2006 Pluto mission

Satellite detects optical afterglow of gamma-ray burst

Optical counterpart found for HETE-detected gamma-ray burst

Kids and teachers get asteroid namesakes

Haystack dedicates new office wing

MIT Lincoln Laboratory names asteroids for top kids, teachers

Chandra sheds light on knotty problem of jet

Haystack, CSR involved in major new digital telescope development

Star in deep freeze chills theory

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