Sound waves reveal diamond cache deep in Earth’s interior
Study finds 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond.
Study finds 1–2 percent of Earth’s oldest mantle rocks are made from diamond.
Search considered successful “dress rehearsal” for exoplanet hunter TESS.
Discovery adds to evidence suggesting that Mars was at one time habitable.
Exoplanet-seeking satellite developed by MIT swings by moon toward final orbit.
Professor Sara Seager previews a new era of discovery as a leader of the TESS mission, which is expected to find some 20,000 extrasolar planets.
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.
Findings may lead scientists to reinterpret seismic maps of the Earth's interior.
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
Theoretical analysis uncovers new mechanisms in plasma turbulence.
Observations and modeling suggest TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets may have held onto water, billions of years after their formation.
Findings suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, molten core.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Associate Professor Nuno Loureiro ponders the origins of magnetic fields.
Space Systems Engineering students design a close-range mission to a giant asteroid that will fly by Earth in 2029.