Technology “squeezes” out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals can be detected.
December 5, 2019With increasingly advanced data, Michael McDonald and colleagues study a galaxy cluster bursting with new stars.
November 20, 2019MIT Kavli Institute researcher working on the TESS mission gave the keynote address at an annual event organized by the Lincoln Laboratory Hispanic/Latino Network.
November 7, 2019Those selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers.
November 4, 2019New lens technique spots tiny dwarf galaxy in the first, super-energetic stages of star formation.
October 14, 2019Studying a common material at room temperature, researchers bring quantum behavior “closer to our daily life.”
October 6, 2019Scientists simulate early galaxy formation in a universe of dark matter that is ultralight, or “fuzzy,” rather than cold or warm.
October 3, 2019MIT planetary scientists partner with computer scientists to find exoplanets.
September 23, 2019Matthew Evans, Joseph Formaggio, Markus Klute, and Anne White are named MIT’s newest APS fellows for their contributions to physics.
September 20, 2019The honor recognizes the "stellar achievement" of the people behind the exoplanet-seeking satellite.
September 12, 2019Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no “hair.”
September 12, 2019Nearly 30 MIT-affiliated researchers will share in the prize, while David Jay Julius ’77 wins Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences; assistant professor of physics Max Metlitski shares New Horizons prize with Xie Chen PhD ’12 and Michael Levin PhD ’06.
September 6, 2019Study reports on search for an atmosphere around a planet somewhat similar to ours.
August 19, 2019MIT hosts "Songs from Extrasolar Spaces," a musical melding of art and science inspired by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
August 9, 2019Planetary system orbiting an unusually quiet star is ideal for future habitability searches.
July 29, 2019Departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics welcome new faculty members.
July 23, 2019Instead of ballooning into spheres, as once thought, early supernovae ejected jets that may have seeded new stars.
May 8, 2019Findings reported just weeks into the network’s latest operating run. (Press release)
May 2, 2019“We will keep listening for these faint and remote cosmic whispers,” says the physics professor.
May 2, 2019Research could enable a new suite of experiments to measure quantum activity at room temperature.
May 1, 2019