Mysterious electron acceleration explained
Computer simulation identifies source of aurora-causing high-speed electrons in space
An element that's rare on Earth is found far, far away
Tellurium detected for the first time in ancient stars.
Lincoln Laboratory helps celebrate the official unveiling of the Space Surveillance Telescope
The laboratory developed enabling technologies for the telescope
Astronomers find a dark matter galaxy far, far away
Discovery could offer clues on the nature of dark matter.
Two new Earth-sized exoplanets discovered
Some 950 light-years away, team finds smallest exoplanets yet detected.
Stellar eclipse gives glimpse of exoplanet
New data reveals a ‘super-Earth’ next door, astronomically speaking
3 Questions: Richard Binzel on near-Earth asteroids
'2011 MD,' found by a Lincoln Lab team, will pass close to the planet on Monday.
Exploring exploration
From deep space to deep sea, two-day symposium examined MIT’s impacts and innovations.
Cold asteroids may have a soft heart
Partially molten small bodies may be abundant in space, and may have given the Earth its oceans.
EAPS, physics professor James Elliot dies at 67
Led team that discovered the rings of Uranus in 1977.
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.'
Explained: Transiting exoplanets
How astronomers learn whether a planet is habitable by observing slight changes in light emanating from its parent star.
And then there was light
Astronomers probe ancient radio waves for clues about the universe’s first light.