The Odyssey orbiter captured clouds and dust in the Red Planet’s skies, along with one of its two tiny moons.
Astronauts often react with awe when they see the curvature of the Earth below the International Space Station. Now Mars scientists…
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NASA Uses Two Worlds to Test Future Mars Helicopter Designs
This video combines two perspectives of the 59th flight of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. Video on the left was captured by the Mastcam-Z on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover; the… Continue Reading
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Three MIT affiliates receive Schmidt awards | MIT News
Two MIT faculty were recently honored by Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt. MathWorks Professor Jörn Dunkel received the 2023 Schmidt Science Polymath award, and professor of…
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Quad Cities Airport Aims to Become Midwest Spaceport
The Quad Cities International Airport in Moline, Michigan is aiming to possibly become one of America’s spaceports. According to an announcement from the Airport’s director, Ben Leischner, they’re beginning the […]
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NASA Will Leave Mars Samples in Orbit Following “Orderly Shutdown” of Sample Return Program
NASA has begun reducing work related to its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program due to uncertainties about mission funding for next year. That includes an “orderly shutdown” of the Capture, […]
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Five MIT affiliates receive awards from the American Physical Society | MIT News
The American Physical Society (APS) recently honored five MIT community members for their contributions to physics: Professor Wit Busza, Instructor Karol Bacik, postdocs Cari Cesarotti and Chao Li, and Pablo Gaston…
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