MIT research honored with Physics World “Breakthrough of the Year” awards
"Magic-angle" graphene named 2018 Breakthrough of the Year; first ionic plane and earliest evidence of hydrogen gas named to top 10 breakthroughs.
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"Magic-angle" graphene named 2018 Breakthrough of the Year; first ionic plane and earliest evidence of hydrogen gas named to top 10 breakthroughs.
Platform offers the precision that shoebox-sized CubeSats need to beam down hefty data packets.
MIT Kavli's John Richardson describes MIT's role in the historic passing of the Voyager 2 craft past the heliopause and into the interstellar medium.
High-power, tunable design could be used for chemical detection in outer space, medical imaging, more.
The observatories are also releasing their first catalog of gravitational-wave events.
Physics professor brought leadership, resources, and an intellectual focus to the MIT astrophysics faculty and research staff during 15 years at the helm.
EAPS professors Summons, Bosak, and Weiss provide insight on how the Jezero Crater can advance the study of Martian history and the search for ancient life.
Professor Richard Binzel’s new Infinite Corridor installation models the solar system at scale.
Existing laser technology could be fashioned into Earth’s “porch light” to attract alien astronomers, study finds.
Mars expert John Grotzinger tells the story of exploration and the search for ancient life on the red planet at the annual Carlson Lecture.
Physicist explores the behavior of the universe’s most abundant form of matter.
Program users can tinker with landing and path planning scenarios to identify optimal landing sites for Mars rovers.
Former Astrophysics Division chair discovered radio noise from Jupiter and the first Einstein Ring, and developed tools to map the universe.
In “Dispatches from Planet 3,” Marcia Bartusiak illuminates overlooked breakthroughs and the people who made them.
Graduate student Kelsey Moore uses genetic and fossil evidence to study the first stages of evolution on our planet.