Probing the magnetic universe
Nuclear Science and Engineering Associate Professor Nuno Loureiro ponders the origins of magnetic fields.
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.
Study finds the swirling gas disk disappeared within the solar system’s first 4 million years.
MIT's newest faculty bring a wide array of energy interests and developments to the Institute.