Three teams comprising 35 students across eight different MIT departments and Wellesley College have been at work since fall 2025, designing critical early infrastructure elements that a moon base would require. This June, their designs were recognized with five awards at NASA’s 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts — Academic LinkageContinue Reading
An MIT-led research program aimed at creating future microsystems capable of sustainably transmitting data with greater bandwidth and higher efficiency than is possible today has made several significant advances since it was established in 2022. These include the invention of devices within systems that can much more easily integrate electronicsContinue Reading
Texas Aerospace Scholars Home Texas Aerospace Scholars Texas Aerospace Scholars… TAS Home Experience Information Junior Experience Senior Experience Educators Timeline For School Officials Contact Texas Aerospace Scholars Senior Experience Overview Eligibility Requirements How to Apply Timeline and Important Dates Frequently Asked Questions Overview The TAS Senior Experience is a six-monthContinue Reading
We’re at the onset of summer skywatching, with a double feature of the Southern Delta Aquariids and alpha Capricornids in July and the dazzling Perseids approaching in August. Before we step outside to enjoy the celestial fireworks, we’re kicking off the season by observing Meteor Watch Day and Asteroid Day,Continue Reading
NASA astronaut Chris Williams conducts a spacewalk 260 miles above Earth on June 30, 2026, to repair the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station. NASA+ NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir successfully removed the wrist joint that malfunctioned on May 27 during Canadarm2 robotic arm operations. They now are working toContinue Reading
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Small Spacecraft & Distributed Systems (SSDS) Home About Technology Demonstrations Partnerships Work with Us Resources S3VI CAPSTONE 02 Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment Future Mission NASA’s CAPSTONE 02 mission will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations, autonomous navigation, and cislunar communication capabilities while continuing to characterize the radiationContinue Reading
Europe’s deadly, record-breaking heat wave is pushing east, bringing extreme temperatures from Rome to Ukraine.Continue Reading
ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Sarajedini, G. Piotto This image released on June 26, 2026, features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster. Like its namesake, it sparkles with countless lights. However, each ‘lightbulb’ in this chandelier is an individual star 27,000 light-years away in the constellation SagittariusContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Reminder: ASTRA Mission… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Reminder: ASTRA Mission Concepts and Ad ASTRA Workshop Abstracts Due 1 July 2026Continue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community AMMG STIG Meeting, 30… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AMMB STIG Meeting Astrophysics from the Moon, Mars, and Beyond Science andContinue Reading
NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir are pictured training for a spacewalk in their spacesuits at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston, Texas. NASA NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir began a spacewalk at 8:20 a.m. EDT today to replace a wrist joint that malfunctioned during normal Canadarm2Continue Reading
Scientists have finally confirmed the origin of the mysterious Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea. New evidence shows that an asteroid about 160 meters wide struck the seabed roughly 43 to 46 million years ago. The impact triggered a tsunami more than 100 meters high and left behind a craterContinue Reading