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Anew study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like the Earth and Mars acquire volatile elements such as hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and noble gases as they form. The work is published June 16 in Science.A

With one estimate saying the asteroid 16 Psyche contains $18 quintillion in heavy metals, NASA will soon launch a spacecraft to reach the space rock by 2026.

A new study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like the Earth and Mars acquire volatile elements such as hydrogen, carbon,

Planetary scientists at MIT and elsewhere have presents the most detailed maps of the asteroid’s surface properties to date.

Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere mapped the surface properties of the asteroid Psyche, revealing a landscape of metal and rock.

ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere

Caltech postdoctoral scholar Uriah Israel works at the intersection of biology and big data. Under the guidance of David Van Valen, Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute, and Yiso

Alongside climate change, air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health. Tiny particles known as particulate matter or PM2.5 (named for their diameter of just 2.5 micrometers or less) are a particularly hazardous type of pollutant.

MIT researchers find that natural sources of air pollution exceed updated air quality guidelines in many regions around the world.

Ancient volcanoes on Earth’s moon may have created water, a new study found.Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon,