David Da He

The supermoon on the night of Aug. 10, and the largest full moon of the year. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon’s closest approach to Earth. The next supermoon is on Sept. 8.

Boston’s Fourth of July fireworks as viewed from Cambridge. The show was rescheduled to July 3 due to weather conditions, and was immediately followed by a thunderstorm that sent spectators scurrying for shelter.

Dark clouds of smoke billowed from a two-alarm fire atop E90 in Kendall Square last Friday afternoon. Cambridge firefighters quickly extinguished the fire with no injuries reported.

World Professional Standard Champions Paolo Bosco and Joanne Clifton perform a five-dance showcase on Saturday, April 27 in Rockwell Cage. The showcase was part of the MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition held on April...

Police officers return to the Cambridge Police headquarters in East Cambridge after Friday’s manhunt was over.

The Green Building was lit up in purple on Friday, Apr. 19.

Police officers return to the Cambridge Police Headquarters in East Cambridge after the manhunt on Friday, Apr. 19.

The Barker Reading Room under the Great Dome has reopened with a new oculus. Starting Feb. 27, it will become a 24-hour study space, with MIT ID access for after hours.

A pedestrian on skis takes advantage of the unshoveled sidewalk by the Charles River Saturday.

On Feb. 9 starting at 4:05 p.m., crowds gathered in the snow-filled Killian Court for an MIT-wide snowball fight, organized by Brendan T. Deveney ’13 and Amanda C. David ’13 of the UA Special Projects Committee.

The blowing snow makes visibility poor in front of the Student Center on Friday and Saturday.

The Great Dome was lit blue early Tuesday morning, presumably as advertisement for the Erg-A-Thon fundraiser taking place this Friday in Lobby 10. The Erg-A-Thon is a competition where teams exercise on rowing machine...

The Boston July 4th Fireworks went according to schedule despite thunderstorm alerts and a temporary downpour during the show.

The Green Building lights up in sync with the music before the July 4th fireworks.

Fred F. Chen G, PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, receives his doctoral hood from Chancellor Eric Grimson PhD ’80 and department head Anantha Chandrakasan in Rockwell Cage...

The flash mob points to President Susan Hockfield as the music is altered to include Hockfield’s name.

Last Friday, a large fake bomb was hung from Lobby 7 to advertise the Dance Til You Drop party held by the Burton Third Bombers (BTB).

Two-time World Ten-Dance champions Iveta Lukosiute and Gherman Mustuc perform a professional showcase on Saturday, March 17 in Rockwell Cage. The showcase was part of the MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition held this ...

On Jan. 30, the Building 8 end of the Infinite Corridor was crowded with spectators to witness MIThenge. MIThenge is a phenomenon that occurs twice a year when the setting sun aligns with the axis of the Infinite Corr...

Salman A. Khan ’98, founder of Khan Academy, gives a lecture entitled “Rethinking Learning” to an overflowing lecture hall in 32-123 on Thursday. Khan, a former hedge fund analyst, has created 2,800 short video lectur...

On Nov. 11, more than a hundred people gathered at the Building 8 end of the Infinite Corridor to catch a glimpse of MIThenge. MIThenge is a phenomenon that occurs twice a year when the setting sun aligns with the axi...

Facebook Director of Engineering Jocelyn Goldfein awaits Mark Zuckerberg’s arrival in 26-100.

After an hour-long discussion with Chanceller Eric Grimson PhD ’80, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes questions from the audience in 26-100.

Eric Grimson PhD ’80, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Facebook Vice President of Engineering Mike Schroepfer.

President Barack Obama’s limousine transported him from Building 13 to Kresge Auditorium via Memorial Drive for his address at Kresge Auditorium on Oct. 23.

President Barack Obama’s limousine transported him from Building 13 to Kresge Auditorium via Memorial Drive for his address on Oct. 23.

A rocky shore is seen near Peggys Point Lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Actress Renée Zellweger received Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 2009 Woman of the Year Award at Harvard University on Thursday. She was accompanied in the parade by members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals who were dresse...

Mysteriously uprighted rocks are seen at Sand Beach in Acadia National Park, Maine.

Fireworks light up the night sky over the Charles River as Boston celebrates Independence Day 2008. See pages 10–11 for more photographs from the Fourth of July.

The Green Hall Farewell Party was hosted on Saturday, May 10 in Amherst Alley. Green Hall, which has been a women’s graduate dormitory since 1983, will be converted to an undergraduate residence for members of the Kap...

Absentstar lead vocalist Derek Ingersoll charms the crowd at the beginning of the 2008 Spring Weekend Concert held in the Johnson Athletics Center on Friday evening. See pages 8–9 for more photos from Spring Weekend.

Ken Van Tilburg ’11 hits a running forehand during a doubles match against Emerson College in the J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble on March 19. Van Tilburg and partner Eric A. Beren ’08, this week’s NEWMAC Doubles Team of the ...

Indie rock band Meg & Dia performed at the Middle East restaurant on Sept. 4, 2007. The sister duo returns to the restaurant on Nov. 5 as part of their tour. For more information, see http://www.meganddia.com/.

YELLOWSTONE, WYO.—The Yellowstone River flows past Artist Point at Yellowstone National Park. This photo is part of a series that showcases the summer adventures of Tech staff members.

YELLOWSTONE, WYO.—A bison grazes next to Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. This photo is part of a series that showcases the summer adventures of Tech staff members.

Matthew H. Walker G (left) reads The Tech as Hamilton Falk hands out fake copies of The Tech produced by staff members of the California Institute of Technology's student newspaper.

Hackers constructed two giant "paper" airplanes and hung them above Lobby 10 for the first full day of Campus Preview Weekend.

The 2007 winner of The Hasty Pudding Theatricals' "Woman of the Year" Award, Scarlett Johansson, is accompanied by Justin Rodriguez (left), vice president of the cast, and the President of the Theatricals Joshua Brene...

Scarlett Johansson responds to reporters' questions at a press conference after Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Pudding Pot award ceremony, .

Construction continues at the site of the new Ashdown Graduate Residence (NW35) located at 235 Albany Street, between Warehouse and Sidney-Pacific Graduate Residencies.

Julie Shi ’08 and Sergio Haro ’08 celebrate as they win the 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design competition.

Team 31’s Evan D. Gerard ’08 and Dan L. Lopuch ’08 bring the robots to organizer Julia M. Dennett’s ’08 (left) attention.