New insights into the early universe’s galaxy clusters
MIT Kavli Institute scientists help conduct one of the largest-ever studies of molecular gas in distant galaxy clusters.
MIT Kavli Institute scientists help conduct one of the largest-ever studies of molecular gas in distant galaxy clusters.
Prestigious Spanish award shared with Caltech's Kip Thorne and Barry Barish and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration for work in detecting gravitational waves.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Associate Professor Nuno Loureiro ponders the origins of magnetic fields.
Nearly 3 billion light years from Earth, the black holes are the farthest ever detected.
Space Systems Engineering students design a close-range mission to a giant asteroid that will fly by Earth in 2029.
Through an international effort led by MIT Haystack Observatory, the ALMA array in Chile has joined a global network of radio telescopes.
Senior MIT research scientist to speak for international collaboration for gravitational wave detection research.
Data suggest black holes swallow stellar debris in bursts.
MIT Media Lab event, Beyond the Cradle, launches a new initiative to explore the final frontier.
MIT ranked within the top 5 for 19 of 46 subject areas.
Funding will complete array and measure signals from universe’s first stars.
Planets may harbor conditions suitable for sustaining liquid water — and thus life.
Scientists observe first planet-induced stellar pulsations.
Astronomers observe black hole producing cold, star-making fuel from hot plasma jets and bubbles.
Users can search database of 1,600 stars to find signs of new exoplanets.