3 Questions: Sara Seager on discovering a trove of new planets NASA’s Kepler orbiting telescope has found hundreds of new possible planets, including 54 in the so-called 'habitable zone.' February 3, 2011 Read full story →
Hidden in plain sight A new approach to invisibility cloaking gets much closer to the science-fiction version, using simple and inexpensive materials. January 25, 2011 Read full story →
Bartusiak awarded Davis Prize by the History of Science Society The Day We Found the Universe cited as a 'crystal-clear narrative' of science and astrophysics between 1920-1940 January 13, 2011 Read full story →
The power of ‘convergence’ In white paper, MIT scientists discuss potential for revolutionary advances in biomedicine and other fields. January 4, 2011 Read full story →
The final frontier Now that an Earthlike planet has been discovered, the key to confirming that it can host life will be to study its atmosphere in detail December 16, 2010 Read full story →
Learning from hot Jupiters By studying how massive planets may have formed, MIT astrophysicist sets the stage for studying smaller, more Earthlike planets. December 15, 2010 Read full story →
Building a list of Earth candidates MIT researchers increase their odds of detecting an Earthlike planet by working on a combination of satellite missions. December 14, 2010 Read full story →
Growing Earth’s oceans Study suggests that trace amounts of water created oceans on Earth and other terrestrial planets, including those outside the solar system. December 8, 2010 Read full story →
3 Questions: Sara Seager on the discovery of a ‘new’ form of life The MIT planetary scientist discusses what the finding means for life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe. December 3, 2010 Read full story →
Susan Lindquist wins National Medal of Science The Whitehead Institute member and MIT biology professor is one of 10 chosen to receive the top U.S. science honor. October 15, 2010 Read full story →
Subra Suresh to head National Science Foundation MIT’s dean of engineering has been confirmed by the United States Senate to direct the largest supporter of non-medical basic-science research in the country. September 30, 2010 Read full story →
Nergis Mavalvala wins MacArthur ‘genius’ grant Physics professor and two alumni are awarded $500,000 in no-strings-attached funding. September 28, 2010 Read full story →
The energy challenge calls on humanities and social-science research Courses on energy include economics, political science, history, literature and more. September 23, 2010 Read full story →
Robert J. Butler, former design research engineer at MIT, dies at 89 An MIT engineer for 25 years, he helped design instruments for NASA’s Voyager spacecraft. September 17, 2010 Read full story →
MIT welcomes 8 MLK visiting professors and scholars Scholars’ diverse backgrounds enhance MIT community, research and teaching. September 17, 2010 Read full story →