MIT design for Mars propellant production trucks wins NASA competition
BART and MARGE will reliably produce, store, and distribute 50 tons of rocket fuel per year on the surface of Mars.
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BART and MARGE will reliably produce, store, and distribute 50 tons of rocket fuel per year on the surface of Mars.
The moon sustained twice as many impacts as can be seen on its surface, scientists find.
Just 33 light-years from Earth, the system appears to host two rocky, Earth-sized planets.
The varied surface suggests a dynamic history, which could include metallic eruptions, asteroid-shaking impacts, and a lost rocky mantle.
Two MIT professors and five alumni recognized for outstanding contributions to astronomy research, education, and communication.
By studying the dynamics of plasma turbulence, MIT researchers are helping to solve one of the mysteries of the origins of cosmological magnetic fields.
The image reveals a glowing, donut-shaped ring at the Milky Way’s heart.
The TESSERAE project, a design for self-assembling space structures and habitats, has sent prototypes to the International Space Station.
The system is orbited by third stellar companion and may have originated near the center of the Milky Way.
The findings will help scientists trace a black hole’s evolution as it feeds on stellar material.
A novel photolithography technique could be a manufacturing game-changer for optical applications.
The fellowship supports research contributing to the field of planetary science and astronomy.
As he works toward a career in aerospace engineering, senior Devin Johnson uplifts others along the way.
Named after a goddess of the dawn, the Thesan simulation of the first billion years helps explain how radiation shaped the early universe.
Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars.