Gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger observed by LIGO and Virgo
Finding represents first joint detection of gravitational waves with both detectors.
Finding represents first joint detection of gravitational waves with both detectors.
Satellite’s cameras have been delivered by MIT researchers and passed NASA inspection.
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.
Nearly 3 billion light years from Earth, the black holes are the farthest ever detected.
Some 40 light-years away, "super-Earth" identified as new target for atmospheric study.
Data suggest black holes swallow stellar debris in bursts.
Funding will complete array and measure signals from universe’s first stars.
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.
Upgrades make detectors more sensitive to gravitational waves.
Data from New Horizons mission suggest a water-ice ocean lies beneath Pluto’s heart-shaped basin.
Instrument will help OSIRIS-REx mission identify locations for collecting an asteroid sample.
Scientists find gas at center of Perseus cluster travels much more slowly than expected.