Professor and astrophysicist Sara Seager appointed officer to the Order of Canada
Pioneer in exoplanet research helped transform the burgeoning field into one of the fastest-growing and most exciting in space science.
Pioneer in exoplanet research helped transform the burgeoning field into one of the fastest-growing and most exciting in space science.
The rocky world, with its baking-hot surface, is likely not habitable.
Neptune-sized planet may be remnant core of a much larger planet.
MIT Kavli Institute researcher working on the TESS mission gave the keynote address at an annual event organized by the Lincoln Laboratory Hispanic/Latino Network.
MIT planetary scientists partner with computer scientists to find exoplanets.
The honor recognizes the "stellar achievement" of the people behind the exoplanet-seeking satellite.
MIT hosts "Songs from Extrasolar Spaces," a musical melding of art and science inspired by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
Planetary system orbiting an unusually quiet star is ideal for future habitability searches.
MIT has completed the installation of its newest exoplanet-hunting telescope, Artemis, in the Canary Islands, joining the SPECULOOS network.
Physics professor brought leadership, resources, and an intellectual focus to the MIT astrophysics faculty and research staff during 15 years at the helm.
Exoplanet-seeking satellite developed by MIT swings by moon toward final orbit.
Professor Sara Seager previews a new era of discovery as a leader of the TESS mission, which is expected to find some 20,000 extrasolar planets.
Satellite developed by MIT aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones.
The planetary system’s dense configuration gives clues to its formation
Satellite’s cameras have been delivered by MIT researchers and passed NASA inspection.