Senior research scientist emeritus Alan Lazarus dies at 82
Career at MIT spanned more than 50 years, focusing on space plasma and the solar wind
Career at MIT spanned more than 50 years, focusing on space plasma and the solar wind
Faintest galaxy ever detected illuminates unusual aspects of the universe’s early evolution.
Postdoc fellow recognized for his PhD thesis on the discovery and characterization of many new exoplanetary systems.
MIT physicist explains how new results bolster his 1980 theory of cosmic inflation.
MIT scientists identify a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms.
The Cryogenic Dark Matter Experiment has set more stringent limits on light dark matter.
Robert Simcoe peers deep into the universe’s past to identify the first stars.
The discovery suggests that the very first generation of stars may not have been as powerful as previously thought.
A new map of the solar system’s asteroids shows more diversity than previously thought.
Method will help scientists determine the mass of exoplanets that are not measurable in any other way.
Scientists find that Mars, not Earth, shakes up some near-Earth asteroids.
The largest asteroid is 12 miles in diameter, but poses little immediate threat to Earth.
While too hot to support life, Kepler 78b is roughly the size of the Earth.
Two MIT professors are among 24 recipients nationwide of this year’s unrestricted $625,000 prizes from the MacArthur Foundation.
Beyond the solar system, a probe launched in 1977 is likely to find a cold, dense sea of cosmic rays.