MIT Researchers Find Oldest Stars in Milky Way Galaxy
Researchers from MIT, including dedicated undergraduate students, have made a groundbreaking discovery of three of the oldest stars in the…
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Steel Engineering to Ovarian Tumor Research Journey
Ashutosh Kumar stands out as a remarkable talent in the field of materials engineering. With a lifelong fascination for creating…
MIT astronomers study ancient quasars and their stellar light
Researchers from MIT have made significant strides in understanding the ancient quasars that existed over 13 billion years ago. These…
MIT students awarded 2024-25 Goldwater Scholarships
Three exceptional students from MIT—Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki—have been honored with the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship for…
New Molecule Discovered in Space by Researchers
Recent discoveries led by MIT Professor Brett McGuire have confirmed the existence of a new molecule in outer space. The…
Erin Kara Wins Edgerton Award for Excellence in Research
Erin Kara, a Class of 1958 Career Development Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at MIT, has been awarded…
Nanoscale Techniques for Cancer Treatment Advances
When Paula Hammond stepped onto MIT’s campus as a first-year student in the early 1980s, she questioned whether she truly…
MIT Community Celebrates 93 Percent Solar Eclipse Totality
On Monday, the stars and celestial bodies truly aligned for the MIT community as clear skies and warm temperatures prevailed,…
MIT Haystack to Observe Solar Eclipse Effects with Instruments
On April 8, a spectacular total solar eclipse will traverse North America, casting a diagonal path of darkness across the…
Tips for Watching the 2024 Solar Eclipse Safely
On April 8, the United States will be graced by a total solar eclipse, an extraordinary celestial phenomenon where the…
Astronomers Discover New Black Hole Behavior in Distant Galaxy
Deep in a distant galaxy, a supermassive black hole seems to have developed a case of the hiccups! A collaborative…
Study Finds Life’s Building Blocks Stable in Venus-Like Conditions
Could there be life beyond Earth in our solar system? Scientists are looking towards the clouds of Venus as a…
MIT Faculty Tackles Cancer Grand Challenges Together
Exciting breakthroughs are on the horizon as Cancer Grand Challenges has revealed the five winning teams for 2024, featuring five…
Rapid Gene Editing Tool Identifies Cancer Mutation Effects
Tumors are known to harbor mutations across numerous genes, each affected in unique ways—from simple substitutions of one DNA nucleotide…
Noninvasive Therapy for Chemo Brain Explained
Patients undergoing chemotherapy frequently grapple with cognitive challenges, commonly referred to as “chemo brain.” This condition manifests as memory deficits…