Testing Galaxy Formation Models at the Small Scales
2012 Pappalardo Fellowships in Physics Symposium - Dr. Simona Vegetti
"Testing Galaxy Formation Models at the Small Scales," Dr. Simona Vegetti, 2010–13 Pappalardo Fellow (Experimental Astrophysics
Close Approach to Earth by Asteroid 2012 KT42
Close Approach to Earth by Asteroid 2012 KT42
The May 29 near-miss by the object catalogued as “2012 KT42” was the sixth closest asteroid encounter on record, and triggered a preplanned “Rapid Response Program."
CubeSats: Tiny satellites at work
CubeSats: Tiny satellites work at MIT, U. Mich.
A reflection of work at MIT, the University of Michigan and other institutions on small satellites.
Giant Leaps
Giant Leaps: The Legacy of the Apollo Program
What is the legacy of the Apollo program, and what can we learn from it to help us confront the scientific and engineering challenges of our own time?
Guidance from the Outside
Guidance from the Outside
Chair: Steve Robinson Co-Chair: Sasha Efremov Panelists: Judith Burki-Cohen, Jim Lackner, Paul DiZio, John Tylko, Jay Buckey, Conrad Wall
Highlights of Endeavour's fifth flight
Highlights of Endeavour's fifth flight
STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission and launched on Dec. 2, 1993.
Hills and Valleys
Hills and Valleys
Computer model developed by Taylor Perron and colleagues shows how evenly-spaced ridges and valleys form over time as a result of erosion and the slumping of soil.
Killian Lecture: The Early History of the Moon
Killian Lecture: The Early History of the Moon
In the 41st annual Killian Lecture, Maria Zuber describes looking deep into the moon’s interior to chart its early history.
Mapping the Moon's Shackleton Crater
Mapping the Moon's Shackleton Crater
Scientists from MIT, Brown University, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and other institutions have mapped the moon's Shackleton crater with unprecedented detail, and found possible evidence for small amounts of ice on the crater's floor.
Measuring Distances in the Milky Way
Measuring Distances in the Milky Way
In this module, the idea is to put students in a similar situation as the one faced by astronomers when mapping the universe.
Measuring Martian Snowflakes
Measuring Martian Snowflakes
Renyu Hu, a graduate student in the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT, is interested in a range of planetary science problems from characterizing terrestrial exoplanet atmospheres and surfaces to analyzing Mars ...
MIT students send a balloon to near space for $150
MIT students send a balloon to near space for $150
Two students sent a camera-dangling balloon to near space and took stunning photography of Earth: all for $150.
Satellite 'microthrusters'
MIT-designed microthrusters can propel small satellites
A penny-sized rocket thruster, designed by MIT's Paulo Lozano, may soon power the smallest satellites in space.
Mysterious electron acceleration explained
Mysterious electron acceleration explained
A mysterious phenomenon detected by space probes has finally been explained, thanks to a massive computer simulation that was able to precisely align with details of the spacecraft observations.
Nanosatellite Ready to Search for Another Earth
Nanosatellite Ready to Search for Another Earth
Researchers at Draper Laboratory and MIT discuss and display the small satellite they have built. It will detect Earthlike planets outside our solar system.
Ocean currents from space
Ocean currents from space
Surface ocean currents as seen from a satellite altimeter. White areas represent strong currents; blue areas weak currents.
Planets Not Our Own - Knight Science Journalism Program ...
Planets Not Our Own - Knight Science Journalism Program seminar
Knight Science Program seminar with Josh Winn, MIT professor of physics and researcher of "extrasolar planets" September 30, 2010