MIT Haystack Observatory’s SIMONe meteor radar network caught something at the same time that a loud boom was heard over eastern Massachusetts. Scientists are already analyzing the data!
MIT Haystack Observatory
Congratulations to Chester Ruszczyk, recipient of the MIT Infinite Mile Award 2026!
Haystack's John Foster on imaging recent aurora: among the 10% top-viewed authors in Geophysical Research Letters (hello @wiley.com) for 2025! Check out the paper, "Imaging the May 2024 Extreme Aurora With Ionospheric Total Electron Content," at:
doi.org/10.1029/2024... #TopViewedArticle
Thank you, Dr. West!
Applications to our REU summer undergraduate internship program are due Feb. 1! Come work with us 😁
www.haystack.mit.edu/haystack-pub...
A delightful evening at the MIT Museum w/ our lovely colleagues: Haystack scientist Dhiman Mondal gave a great talk on precise measurement of the Earth's rotation and how we use geodesy to keep accurate time—necessary for GPS to get you where you want to be!
mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/mit...
COME WORK WITH US: once again, we're hiring! Haystack Observatory needs technicians and an HVAC mechanic. Is this you? or someone you know? Please see:
www.haystack.mit.edu/about/careers/
for details! You won't find a cooler place to work—thanks to our future HVAC mechanic in particular 🧊 😁
Happy World Radio Day! More than just broadcasting: radio science lets us explore the universe beyond optical wavelengths.
MIT Haystack Observatory
Congratulations to Heidi Demers, recipient of the MIT Infinite Mile Award 2026!
MIT Haystack Observatory
STEVE: viral auroral phenomenon, confusing acronym choice! (It's Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)
Haystack is one of the organizers of an NSF conference where citizen aurora chasers and geospace scientists collaborate to solve the mysteries of STEVE.
youtu.be/b4WlLbJoCSs?...
