Astronomy and Space
Encouraging children’s wonder with “Ada and the Galaxies”
MIT Kids Press — a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a university press, the MIT Press, and a...
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TESS Science Conference II draws nearly 700 virtual attendees
August 24, 2021On glowing screens in 41 countries across the world, over 680 people logged on to the...
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School of Science welcomes new faculty
August 23, 2021This fall, MIT welcomes new faculty members — five assistant professors and two tenured professors —...
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Making machines that make robots, and robots that make themselves
August 19, 2021After a summer of billionaires in space, many people have begun to wonder when they will...
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Pathfinder satellite paves way for constellation of tropical-storm observers
July 5, 2021The project also holds promise to boost National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s steady improvements in weather...
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LIGO and Virgo detect rare mergers of black holes with neutron stars for the first time
June 28, 2021Q: Tell us about these extreme, elusive systems. In general, what was known about collisions involving...
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Astronaut Michael Fincke ’89 offers students out-of-this-world advice
May 20, 2021Life was very different in 1989. A trip to the movie theater cost less than $4,...
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Supermassive black holes devour gas just like their petite counterparts
May 16, 2021On Sept. 9, 2018, astronomers spotted a flash from a galaxy 860 million light years away....
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