Zero Robotics High School Tournament Information Webinar
Zero Robotics High School Tournament Information Webinar
Information on the Zero Robotics High School Tournament objectives and format.Read more at: http://www.zerorobotics.org/web/zero-robotics/home-public
When Life's a Plastic Beach - Adventures in Geomorphology
When Life's a Plastic Beach - Adventures in Geomorphology
Geomorphologist Taylor Perron loves figuring out how landscapes tick. His group is particularly intersted in how patterns emerge in landscapes (from river networks to ripples in sand at the shoreline), how climate, and especially rainfall and sunlight, influence ...
Ultracool subdwarfs simulation
Ultracool subdwarfs: A Digital Universe simulation
Simulation of the orbit of the ultracool subdwarf LSR 1610-0040 around the Milky Way, as visualized using Digital Universe.
The Stars as Viewed from the International Space Station
The Stars as Viewed from the International Space Station
Time-lapse videos depicting the stars from low earth orbit, as viewed from the International Space Station.
What Today's Scientists Can Teach You About Driving ...
The Power of Revolutionary Thinking: What Today's Scientists Can Teach You ...
"You'll be on your way up! You'll be seeing great sights! You'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights." While Dr. Seuss may not have been a direct inspiration, "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" seems especially suited to these four "brainy and footsy people" with ...
The Parallax Activity: Measuring Distances to Nearby Stars
The Parallax Activity: Measuring Distances to Nearby Stars
This lesson teaches how the distances to nearby stars are measured using the parallax effect.
The Earth as You've Never Seen it Before: Atmosphere, ...
The Earth as You've Never Seen it Before: Atmosphere, Airglow and Aurora
This time-lapse video focuses on the atmospheric line and 'airglow', which is a chemiluminescent process by which the atmosphere gives off its own light. Read more about the science behind 'airglow': http://auroranightglow.blogspot.com/ Video by Alex Rivest, PhD. High ...
The Best View in the Solar System
The Best View in the Solar System
Earth from the International Space Station, as assembled by NASA's Johnson Space Center and MIT's Alex Rivest.
The '90s
The '90s
Chair: Dava Newman Co-Chair: Dan Merfeld Panelists: Peter Diamandis (video), Ted Liefeld, Chris Carr, Jason Richards, Mindy Gallo Eckman, Erika Wagner, Corinna Lathan
The '80s
The '80s
Chair: Steve Bussolari Co-Chair: Bob Kenyon Panelists: Mark Kulbaski, Divya Chandra, Keoki Jackson, Mark Shelhamer, Ed Marcus
The '70s
The '70s
Chair: Chuck Oman Co-Chair: Eli Gai Panelists: Chas Burr, John Tole, Susan Riedel, Elazer Edelman, Sasha Efremov, Bob Renshaw
The '60s
The '60s
Chair: Larry Young Co-Chair: Greg Zacharias Panelists: Ken Li or Wendy Spector, Philip Kilpatrick, Lew Nashner, Peter Benjamin, Howard Hermann
The '10s
The '10s
Chair: Jeff Hoffman Co-Chair: Julie Shah Panelists: Roedolph Opperman, Alex Stimpson, Jaime Mateus, Thaddeus Fulford-Jones, Victor Wang
Take a Ride on the Centrifuge
Take a Ride on the Centrifuge
This video uses Man-Vehicle Lab's human centrifuge to discuss centripetal force and countermeasures for astronaut bone and muscle loss in space.
Struck by Asteroids
Struck by Asteroids
Francesca DeMeo has a passion for asteroids. This former EAPS undergraduate, back at MIT after a stint at grad school in Paris, is currently a postdoc in Rick Binzel's Group. In this interview, Francesca shares her excitement and fascination about these abundant and varied bodies. Video ...
Spheres: Zero Robotics Competition Awards
Spheres: Zero Robotics Competition Awards
Recorded on 1/23/12
Space Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off
Space Shuttle Endeavour Lifts Off
The youngest of the space shuttles blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 8:56 AM EDT on May 16. It is headed to the International Space Station for its final 16-day mission.
Some Current Student Research
Some Current Student Research
Chair: Aaron Johnson Co-Chair: Torin Clark Panelists: Current MVL Students, introducing their posters to be shown at the reception
Neil Armstrong on the Apollo Program
Robert Seamans and Neil Armstrong on the Apollo Program
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Robert Seamans Jr. deliver the 1994 AeroAstro Gardener Lecture.
River networks on Titan
River networks on Saturn's moon Titan
Researchers at MIT and UT-Knoxville have analyzed images of Titan's river networks and determined that in some regions, rivers have created surprisingly little erosion.