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With Psyche, a journey to an ancient asteroid is set to begin
October 11, 2023![](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ask-MIT-Climate-3-575x0-c-default.jpg)
![Earth split open in center showing inner structure layer-by-layer](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MIT_Rock-Sounds-01-copy_resized-575x0-c-default.jpg)
Boom, crackle, pop: Sounds of Earth’s crust
October 9, 2023![](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ask-MIT-Climate-1-575x0-c-default.jpg)
![Photo of a power plant with two smokestacks in a desert area on a partly cloudy day.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cholla-power-plant-alan-stark-00-575x0-c-default.jpg)
Improving US air quality, equitably
September 27, 2023![A black NASA orb-shaped capsule in the Utah desert during daytime.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT-Asteroid-Return-scaled-580x0-c-default.jpg)
3 Questions: The first asteroid sample returned to Earth
September 25, 2023![An Amazonian village with about 20 huts that form a large a ring around an empty, brown, circular area. Lots of trees are around the village.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT-AmazonEarth-01-press-575x0-c-default.jpg)
Ancient Amazonians intentionally created fertile “dark earth”
September 20, 2023![](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/F1AWTMMWYAE1Nhg-1-575x0-c-default.jpg)
![The North Sea via satellite. The dark blue water has swirls of teal, and Germany peeks out from the bottom right.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT-OceanColor-01-press-scaled-575x0-c-default.jpg)
![Radar image of a lake taken from high above Titan's surface shows liquid areas as dark blue and land areas as dark yellow.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT_Rivers-from-Orbit-01-scaled-575x0-c-default.jpg)
Studying rivers from worlds away
July 10, 2023![](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Nicole-Talia-two-shot-1-575x0-c-default.jpg)
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Sensing the world around us
June 26, 2023![A helicopter drops water on a vast, smokey forest fire](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT_Wildfires-01-scaled-580x0-c-default.jpg)
Q&A: Are far-reaching fires the new normal?
June 09, 2023![Brent Minchew smiles at the camera in front of an expanse of snow and ice.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/minchew-thwaites_0-1-aspect-ratio-3-2-1-575x0-c-default.jpg)
![Illustration has a black, rocky background, a large river forks off. A large greenfin darter is overlayed on the large river. The 3 forks each have smaller greenfin darters, each with a unique colorful glow.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT-FishyGeology-01-press-scaled-575x0-c-default.jpg)
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![The meteorite is dark black and shiny, with a rough texture. A chip of the meteorite is next to it, and a cube says “1 CM” on it.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT_Meteorite-magnets-01-575x0-c-default.jpg)
A message to meteorite hunters: Put down your magnets!
April 20, 2023![Aerial view shows a nuclear power plant, surrounded by lush green areas and water, with mountains in distance.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT-Nuclear-Air-01-575x0-c-default.jpg)
![Greg Fournier stands in the woods, and there is a stream in background. There are fallen leaves and branches, and it is a cloudy day in early Spring.](https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MIT-FournierGreg-01-press-scaled-575x0-c-default.jpg)