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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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…
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…
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…
Study Reveals Original Rock Orientations on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is currently exploring the ancient Martian lakebed, diligently collecting rock samples that could hold the secrets of…
Astronomers discover 18 black holes feeding on nearby stars
What if I told you that star-shredding black holes could be lurking everywhere in the cosmos, just waiting for us…
Study Reveals Slower Star Movement at Milky Way Edge
Recent research by MIT physicists has unveiled an intriguing observation about the movement of stars in our Milky Way galaxy.…
Open Source Space Debris Model Released by Researchers
The MIT Astrodynamics, Space Robotics, and Controls Laboratory (ARCLab) has unveiled the public beta of the MIT Orbital Capacity Assessment…