TESS takes initial test image | MIT News

Exoplanet-seeking satellite developed by MIT swings by moon toward final orbit.

School of Science • mit
May 18, 2018 ~3 min

Clearing the air over Southeast Asia | MIT News

Study finds reducing biomass burning is not enough to significantly improve air quality in Southeast Asia.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
May 7, 2018 ~6 min


Ushering in the next phase of exoplanet discovery | MIT News

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.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
May 3, 2018 ~7 min

What will we eat in the year 2050? | MIT News

Climate Changed Symposium combines art and science to envision the global food system under climate change.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
April 30, 2018 ~5 min

Geophysics field trip helps secure safe drinking water for local citizens | MIT News

Class visit to St. Lucia helps teach cutting-edge geophysics techniques while locating drinking water for those in need.

Helen Hill | EAPS • mit
April 23, 2018 ~3 min

Study: Health benefits will offset cost of China’s climate policy | MIT News

A 4 percent reduction per year in carbon dioxide emissions should net $339 billion in health savings in 2030, researchers estimate.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 23, 2018 ~9 min

Eight from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2018 | MIT News

Prestigious honor society announces 213 new members this year.

MIT News Office • mit
April 18, 2018 ~2 min

Featured video: MIT's meteorology pioneers | MIT News

Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences honors trailblazing professors Jule Charney and Edward Lorenz with a tribute to their lives and legacies.

MIT News Office • mit
April 17, 2018 ~1 min


TESS readies for takeoff | MIT News

Satellite developed by MIT aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 12, 2018 ~15 min

Understanding microbial competition for nitrogen | MIT News

Interactions among microorganisms account for nitrite accumulation just below the sunlit zone, with implications for oceanic carbon and nitrogen cycling.

Lauren Hinkel | Oceans at MIT • mit
April 10, 2018 ~10 min

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