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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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
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
The '10s
The '10s
Chair: Jeff Hoffman Co-Chair: Julie Shah Panelists: Roedolph Opperman, Alex Stimpson, Jaime Mateus, Thaddeus Fulford-Jones, Victor Wang
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 '70s
The '70s
Chair: Chuck Oman Co-Chair: Eli Gai Panelists: Chas Burr, John Tole, Susan Riedel, Elazer Edelman, Sasha Efremov, Bob Renshaw
The '80s
The '80s
Chair: Steve Bussolari Co-Chair: Bob Kenyon Panelists: Mark Kulbaski, Divya Chandra, Keoki Jackson, Mark Shelhamer, Ed Marcus
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
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.
Remembering Neil Armstrong
Remembering Neil Armstrong
Jeff Hoffman and Larry Young, of MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, reflect on the life and legacy of Neil Armstrong
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.
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.
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."