When searching for extraterrestrial life, astronomers may want to look at planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres.

MIT Haystack Observatory researchers coauthor a paper announcing the observation of a surprising structure in a distant quasar, 3C 279.

The existence of a magnetic field beyond 3.5 billion years ago is still up for debate.

Samuel Birch, a new Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellow at MIT, will investigate the surfaces of outer solar system objects.

A cohort of transdisciplinary researchers will study the effects of sustained microgravity.

MIT engineers devise a decision map to identify the best mission type to deflect an incoming asteroid.

A tilted orbit may explain the asteroid Pallas’ highly cratered surface.

Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core.

Michael Calzadilla and colleagues describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster evolution.

A molecule that’s known for its smelly and poisonous nature on Earth may be a sure-fire sign of extraterrestrial life.