Astronomy and Space
Origins of Earth’s magnetic field remain a mystery
Microscopic minerals excavated from an ancient outcrop of Jack Hills, in Western Australia, have been the...
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New “refrigerator” super-cools molecules to nanokelvin temperatures
April 7, 2020For years, scientists have looked for ways to cool molecules down to ultracold temperatures, at which...
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Five MIT payloads deployed on the International Space Station
March 24, 2020Five research payloads from the MIT Media Lab’s Space Exploration Initiative were recently deployed on the...
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Kazunori Akiyama receives 2020 Young Astronomer Award
March 1, 2020Kazunori Akiyama, a Jansky Fellow of National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) at MIT Haystack Observatory, has...
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Mars 2020: The search for ancient life is on
February 20, 2020Planetary scientists believe that Mars was once warmer, had a significant atmosphere, and maintained abundant flowing...
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Charlotte Minsky and Lyndie Mitchell Zollinger named 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholars
February 17, 2020MIT seniors Charlotte Minsky and Lyndie Mitchell Zollinger have won the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which...
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Study reveals details of “golf ball asteroid”
February 9, 2020Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, and now astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have observed...
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Three from MIT graduate from NASA astronaut training
January 21, 2020On Friday, Jan. 10, the newest class of astronauts graduated from basic training at NASA’s Johnson...
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