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Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat
Sensing the Poles’ Hidden Heat Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatorySensing the Poles’ Hidden HeatEarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal MapsWorld of ChangeArticlesEarth Matters BlogBlue Marble: Next GenerationEO KidsMission: BiomesAboutAbout UsSubscribe🛜 RSSContact UsSearch 
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NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept)
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NASA’s SkyFall Helicopters at Work (Artist’s Concept)
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This artist’s concept depicts NASA’s three SkyFall Mars helicopters collecting data while flying over the surface of
Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission
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Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission
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Antenna Testing for NASA’s SkyFall Mission
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SkyFall ground-penetrating radar engineer Maya Román connects a coaxial cable to a test antenna in the Environmental Test Lab’s
How the Tide Turns at the Mouth of the Elbe Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatoryHow the Tide Turns at the…EarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal MapsWorld of ChangeArticlesEarth Matters BlogBlue Marble: Next GenerationEO KidsMission: BiomesAboutAbout UsSubscribe🛜 RSSContact UsSearch 
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Phobos and Earth
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Phobos and Earth
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The Paradox of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
The Paradox of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatoryThe Paradox of Lençóis…EarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal MapsWorld of ChangeArticlesEarth Matters BlogBlue Marble: Next GenerationEO KidsMission: BiomesAboutAbout UsSubscribe🛜 RSSContact UsSearch 
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Smoke Streams Across Eastern Washington
Smoke Streams Across Eastern Washington Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatorySmoke Streams Across Eastern…EarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal MapsWorld of ChangeArticlesEarth Matters BlogBlue Marble: Next GenerationEO KidsMission: BiomesAboutAbout UsSubscribe🛜 RSSContact UsSearch 
Smoke streams across eastern Washington,
A Bare Summer for Barnes Ice Cap
A Bare Summer for Barnes Ice Cap Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatoryA Bare Summer for Barnes Ice CapEarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal MapsWorld of ChangeArticlesEarth Matters BlogBlue Marble: Next GenerationEO KidsMission: BiomesAboutAbout UsSubscribe🛜 RSSContact UsSearch 
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Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings, and Douglas Lauffenburger named Institute Professors
Emery Brown, Daniel Hastings, and Douglas Lauffenburger named Institute Professors A physician and neuroscientist who studies how anesthesia affects the brain; a leader in aerospace engineering, policy, and education; and the founding head of MIT’s Department of Biological Engineering have been awarded MIT’s highest faculty honor: the title of Institute
Can AI build a jet engine? JARVIS Challenge tests role of AI copilots in tough-tech...
Can AI build a jet engine? JARVIS Challenge tests role of AI copilots in tough-tech… Artificial intelligence has rapidly transformed software engineering. Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) can create huge volumes of code and documentation; machine-learning algorithms can monitor performance and detect security vulnerabilities. But when the task is to conceive, design, and
MIT student teams win top honors in NASA competition
MIT student teams win top honors in NASA competition 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
LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details
LLMs help robots understand vague instructions and focus on key details Imagine working at a warehouse or office sometime in the near future, and you’re asked to help a new trainee learn the basics of their job. The catch: It’s a robot. To teach them, you might want to play a
Exploring the societal impacts of AI
Exploring the societal impacts of AI At the recent AI and Society Forum at MIT, experts from across the Institute discussed the potential benefits and dangers of technological innovation on labor, the nature of work, civil discourse, election administration, and other topics.The event featured individual research presentations
New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments
New chip could help tiny robots traverse complex environments A new chip developed by MIT researchers could help tiny, low-power UAVs avoid obstacles as they zip around tight corners inside an industrial HVAC system to check for gas leaks.The chip allows small autonomous robots and other battery-limited devices to
Artemis II Moon Mission Complete!
Artemis II Moon Mission Complete! Our Artemis II Moon mission is complete!
Space Launch System rocket launched crew into space
Orion spacecraft provided a safe “home away from home” for astronauts
Flew around the Moon, observed its far side, and conducted science
New human spaceflight distance record
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NASA's Artemis II Crew Return to Houston
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Return to Houston After their historic journey around the Moon, the Artemis II astronauts are coming home. Watch as they arrive in Houston, Texas, home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut
Artemis II Flight Day 10 Highlights
Artemis II Flight Day 10 Highlights Artemis II Flight Day 10 Highlights: Includes Splashdown
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Comes Home (Official Broadcast)
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Comes Home (Official Broadcast) Around the Moon and back. Watch the Artemis II astronauts come home.
NASA’s Artemis II mission is splashing down in the Pacific Ocean at about 8:07 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 10 (0007 UTC April 11).
Four astronauts — three from
Crew-6 Mission | Undocking
Crew-6 Mission | Undocking On Sunday, September 3 at 7:05 a.m. ET, Dragon autonomously undocked from the International Space Station. After performing a series of departure burns to move away from the space station, Dragon will conduct multiple orbit-lowering maneuvers, jettison the trunk, and
Space Development Agency’s Second Tranche 0 Mission
Space Development Agency’s Second Tranche 0 Mission On Saturday, September 2 at 7:25 a.m. PT, SpaceX launched the Space Development Agency’s second Tranche 0 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The space vehicles launched during this

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