TESS discovers its first Earth-sized planet
Orbiting a nearby star, the new planet is the smallest identified so far by the TESS mission.
Orbiting a nearby star, the new planet is the smallest identified so far by the TESS mission.
ESO, ALMA, and APEX contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of the galaxy Messier 87. (Press release)
Images reveal supermassive black hole at the heart of the Messier 87 galaxy.
“If we are very lucky, we might observe something new … or maybe even something totally unexpected.”
In its first run, ABRACADABRA detects no signal of the hypothetical dark matter particle within a specific mass range.
Symposium featuring former astronauts and other Apollo mission luminaries examines the program’s legacy.
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample-return spacecraft, carrying MIT instrument, arrived at asteroid in December; now begins the science to select a sampling location.
New Horizons Mission Team members Alissa Earle and Richard Binzel discuss the revelations the icy world provides about the formation of our solar system.
An expert in instrumentation and early universe observations, Simcoe succeeds Jacqueline Hewitt as head of MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research.
Pulse pattern suggests distant black hole must be spinning at least at 50 percent the speed of light.
Researchers use CHIME telescope to detect fast radio bursts at low frequencies and a second repeating burst.
Halo of highly energized electrons around the black hole contracts dramatically during feeding frenzy.
Researchers design CubeSats with lasers to provide steady reference light for telescopes investigating distant planets.
Theoretical physicist's focus on the complexity of plasma turbulence could pay dividends in fusion energy.
MIT astronomer and writer investigates ancient starlight and shares her excitement about the cosmos.