MIT EAPS

Official account of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (#EAPS) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (#MIT).

[NASA @NASA]

On Aug. 12, you have the chance to experience a total solar eclipse from anywhere in the world.

Starting at 1:15pm ET (1715 UTC), we'll stream live as the Moon passes in front of the Sun, bringing the views and the science straight to you.

Get safe viewing tips in this video.

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

New system upgrades means that MIT's Haystack Observatory can now become a critical piece of instrumentation for MIT's Planetary Defense Project, measuring space objects that could pose a hazard to Earth.
https://t.co/m9osSUnHCh

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

Congrats to recent MIT-WHOI graduate Liam Moser on his Fulbright award! On top of his research on subduction zones, Liam helped found the annual MIT-WHOI Geophysics Retreat and taught incoming graduate students in the MIT-WHOI Summer Math Review.
https://t.co/SenT0IN4AS

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

EAPS PhD student Perrin Davidson does theoretical work on the carbon cycle to explore the powerful mechanisms that keep our planet habitable — when he's not playing bluegrass music with his EAPS advisor, Professor Dan Rothman.
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[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

University observatories like MIT's Wallace Astrophysical Observatory play a key role in providing students hands-on astronomy experience and important research opportunities that larger observatories may not have time for.
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[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

Congrats to EAPS grad student Angelina Serafini for receiving a Dwornik Award for best grad poster presentation at this year's Lunar and Planetary Science Conference! She used moon samples to constrain the strength of the ancient lunar magnetic field.
https://t.co/vn0r9DXzUU

[Lindy Elkins-Tanton @ltelkins]

Some great new releases from our @MissionToPsyche Mars gravity assist!

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

Hello, Mars 👋 The NASA Psyche spacecraft completed a flyby of the red planet in May, and took the opportunity to test out its on-board instruments to make sure everything is functioning properly on its @MissionToPsyche in 2029.
https://t.co/9PrU53kQ7k

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

Is there another period in Earth's past where the climate changed as quickly as it is today? Geologic records like ice cores and ocean sediments show that the last 50 years warmed faster than any other 50-year period in at least 2,000 years.
https://t.co/kS2jXkc9GT

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

Congrats to EAPS 51 Pegasi b Fellow Jess Speedie for being recognized by the IAU PhD honorable mention prize! Her thesis work on detecting early-formation planets is helping scientists study protoplanetary disks where planets form. @ScienceMIT
https://t.co/jE2tNUzTKX

[Lindy Elkins-Tanton @ltelkins]

Congratulations on 1,000 days in flight, Psyche mission!

Here's the moment in 2023 when 1 hr 2 min 40 sec after liftoff that gorgeous Falcon Heavy (on the right) gave our s/c (lower left) a perfect tip-off, no angular momentum, on her way. @MissionToPsyche @NASA

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

EAPS Prof Dan Rothman and Sergei Petrovskii from the University of Leicester found that the mismatch in the rate at which the environment changes on a global scale and the rate at which species adapt can determine the severity of a mass extinction event.
https://t.co/lJNZY6KBwa

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

While the concrete is hot today in Cambridge, it's not to blame for rising global temps. Urban heat islands only change estimates of how much the world has warmed since 1900 by 0.01°C. Cities don't cover enough of the earth to compete with CO2 emissions.
https://t.co/v47cxBI5tk

[MIT Chemistry @ChemistryMIT]

Scientists led by Prof. Susan Solomon have discovered that ozone depletion began decades before the ozone hole itself was detected. The culprit? Carbon tetrachloride, a dry-cleaning and degreasing agent used as early as the 1930s.

https://t.co/vchVOqu25P

[MIT EAPS @eapsMIT]

A new study reveals ozone depletion could have been detected as early as 1957 — 30 years before the ozone hole was discovered.
https://t.co/LvA94doAFr

[MIT OpenCourseWare @MITOCW]

From flowing rivers to shifting sand, nature is always on the move. This lecture series by @eapsMIT breaks down the fascinating science behind how water and wind shape our environment — and why it matters. Click the link to learn more! https://t.co/wY4uAyYULZ

Always free. Always available 24/7.

(Image by Efotosadis on Flickr. CC BY-SA).

[Fundación BBVA @FundacionBBVA]

@UTAustin @MIT_Physics @MIT @Radboud_Uni @KU_Leuven @carlhjune @PennMedicine @CUIMCDeptofMed @durham_uni @UCSDnews @NorthwesternU @umisr @UMich @UChicago @eapsMIT @Boosey @CSIC @delPinoE @Imanol_Pradales 🏅Los #PremiosFronteras del Conocimiento celebran el poder transformador y unificador de la ciencia y las artes.

📰👉Lee la noticia completa: https://t.co/BxkdjdjybO

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@UTAustin @MIT_Physics @MIT @Radboud_Uni @KU_Leuven @carlhjune @PennMedicine @CUIMCDeptofMed @durham_uni @UCSDnews @NorthwesternU @umisr @UMich @UChicago 🌍En #CambioClimático y Ciencias del #MedioAmbiente, el premiado es Carl Wunsch, que recibe ahora su galardón.

[MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy @mit_cs3]

Congratulations to MIT Prof/CS3 faculty affiliate Susan Solomon, 2026 Tang Prize Laureate in Sustainable Development for “groundbreaking advances and leadership in #atmospheric and #climate sciences that shaped global #policy for #Sustainable Development.” https://t.co/lFFVZkBM7o

[NASA Space Alerts @NASASpaceAlerts]

UPDATE: @NASA can confirm a fireball over New England at 2:06 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 30, 2026. The meteor was about 5 feet (1.6 meters) in diameter with a mass of 5.6 metric tons and entered Earth’s atmosphere at roughly 42,000 mph.

The meteor traveled through the atmosphere from northwest to southeast for 26 miles before breaking up at an altitude of 31 miles and producing a meteorite fall into Cape Cod Bay.

Based on the latest data, the energy released at breakup is estimated to be equivalent to about 230 tons of TNT, which accounts for the sonic boom.

Have questions? Check out our fireball FAQs: https://t.co/HyyRIGmeoI