Astronomers discover a rare “black widow” binary, with the shortest orbit yet
The system is orbited by third stellar companion and may have originated near the center of the Milky Way.
The system is orbited by third stellar companion and may have originated near the center of the Milky Way.
The findings will help scientists trace a black hole’s evolution as it feeds on stellar material.
A new approach could make it possible to detect the elusive Unruh effect in hours, rather than billions of years.
Named after a goddess of the dawn, the Thesan simulation of the first billion years helps explain how radiation shaped the early universe.
Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars.
The excitement of making discoveries on the global stage is “so much bigger than the pressure,” says the particle physicist.
In his new lab, where he will study how plasma behaves in the universe, assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Jack Hare draws inspiration from spelunking.
The planet’s night side likely hosts iron clouds, titanium rain, and winds that dwarf Earth’s jetstream.
Scientists including MIT’s Jacqueline Hewitt and Nicholas Kern share long-awaited results, getting closer to the universe’s first stars.
An accidental discovery and a love of spectroscopic perturbations leads to the solution of a 90-year-old puzzle.
“There need to be more building blocks than the ones we know about,” says the particle physicist.
A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.
The discovery, based on an unusual event dubbed “the Cow,” may offer astronomers a new way to spot infant compact objects.
Report led by MIT scientists details a suite of privately-funded missions to hunt for life on Earth's sibling planet.
Marcos Berríos ’06, Christina Birch PhD ’15, and Christopher Williams PhD ’12 make up a third of the 2021 NASA astronaut candidate class.