One year on this giant, blistering hot planet is just 16 hours long
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.
A newly discovered “ultrahot Jupiter” has the shortest orbit of any known gas giant.
A new study finds curious properties of tiny crystals hold clues to earthquake formation.
New approach solves a persistent problem of intermittency that has hindered use of the tiny light emitters for biological imaging or quantum photonics.
Senior Desmond Edwards has an insatiable curiosity about how the human body works — and how diseases stop it from working.
MIT biologists show that helper immune cells disguised as cancer cells can help rejuvenate T cells that attack tumors.
A new study confirms that as atoms are chilled and squeezed to extremes, their ability to scatter light is suppressed.
A delegation from MIT traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track.
The MIT junior will pursue graduate studies in mathematics at Oxford University.
Condensed-matter theory PhD candidate Makinde Ogunnaike is featured in the Poetry of Science project.
Researchers analyze and compare pre- and post-pandemic data for introductory biology MOOC 7.00x.
Work has potential applications in quantum computing, and introduces new way to plumb the secrets of superconductivity.
The new molecule can improve the yield of reactions for generating pharmaceuticals and other useful compounds.
Study suggests this area of the visual cortex emerges much earlier in development than previously thought.
MIT biologists show that enlargement of blood stem cells restricts their ability to generate new blood cells during aging.
By incorporating the scattering of RF waves into fusion simulations, MIT physicists improve heating and current drive predictions for fusion plasmas.