TESS readies for takeoff
Satellite developed by MIT aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones.
Satellite developed by MIT aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones.
Machine-learning system uses physics principles to augment data from NASA crowdsourcing project.
Signals suggest black hole emits a jet of energy proportional to the stellar material it gobbles up.
Emitted just 180 million years after Big Bang, signal indicates universe was much colder than expected.
The 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship provides junior scientists the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.
The planetary system’s dense configuration gives clues to its formation
Team of professional and citizen scientists identifies tails of comets streaking past a distant star.
Mavalvala, Evans, Frebel, Katsavounidis, and Vitale discuss the science behind LIGO's observations of a neutron star collision.
Professor of physics describes our understanding of the expansion of the universe through “standard sirens.”
Discovery marks first cosmic event observed in both gravitational waves and light.
Finding represents first joint detection of gravitational waves with both detectors.
Observations and modeling suggest TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets may have held onto water, billions of years after their formation.
Atmospheric scientists at the MIT Haystack Observatory will study North American eclipse effects on space weather with radar and navigational satellites.
MIT hosts Astronomy Training Camp for student-run national astronomy team.
Findings suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, molten core.