Geologists discover rocks with the oldest evidence yet of Earth’s magnetic field April 24, 2024 Categories: Faculty, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Planets, Research
Study determines the original orientations of rocks drilled on Mars March 4, 2024 Categories: Faculty, Planets, Research
Ben Weiss appointed Robert R. Shrock Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences February 6, 2024 Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty
With Psyche, a journey to an ancient asteroid is set to begin October 11, 2023 Categories: Alumni, Faculty, Planets, Research
A message to meteorite hunters: Put down your magnets! April 20, 2023 Categories: Faculty, Planets, Research
MIT welcomes two Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellows for 2022 March 31, 2022 Categories: Awards + Promotions, Students + Postdocs
Scientists find evidence the early solar system harbored a gap between its inner and outer regions October 15, 2021 Categories: Planets, Research
Rover images confirm Jezero crater is an ancient Martian lake October 7, 2021 Categories: Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Planets, Research
Ancient meteorites reveal how our solar nebula shape-shifted March 15, 2021 Categories: Planets, Research
MIT Faculty Answer Questions about the Mars 2020 Mission February 17, 2021 Categories: Faculty, Planets, Research
With Perseverance, MIT teams prepare for Mars rover landing February 17, 2021 Categories: Planets, Research
Rock magnetism uncrumples the Himalayas’ complex collision zone December 7, 2020 Categories: Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Research
3 Questions: Accounting for the ancient moon’s missing magnetism December 7, 2020 Categories: Planets, Research
Mars 2020 Perserverance has launched: The search for ancient life is on July 30, 2020 Categories: Life + Environments, Planets, Research
With Perseverance and a little MOXIE, MIT is going to Mars July 29, 2020 Categories: Life + Environments, Planets, Research
To catch an interstellar visitor, use a solar-powered space slingshot May 6, 2020 Categories: Planets, Research