Bridging the heavens and Earth

EAPS PhD student Jared Bryan found a way to use his research on earthquakes to help understand exoplanet migration.

Paige Colley | EAPS • mit
Sept. 17, 2024 ~8 min

A wobble from Mars could be sign of dark matter, MIT study finds

Watching for changes in the Red Planet’s orbit over time could be new way to detect passing dark matter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 17, 2024 ~9 min


Study: Early dark energy could resolve cosmology’s two biggest puzzles

In the universe’s first billion years, this brief and mysterious force could have produced more bright galaxies than theory predicts.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 13, 2024 ~8 min

3 Questions: Evidence for planetary formation through gravitational instability

Assistant Professor Richard Teague describes how movement of unstable gas in a protoplanetary disk lends credibility to a secondary theory of planetary formation.

Paige Colley | EAPS • mit
Sept. 4, 2024 ~4 min

Study: Rocks from Mars’ Jezero Crater, which likely predate life on Earth, contain signs of water

The presence of organic matter is inconclusive, but the rocks could be scientists’ best chance at finding remnants of ancient Martian life.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Aug. 14, 2024 ~8 min

Scientists pin down the origins of the moon’s tenuous atmosphere

The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study finds.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Aug. 2, 2024 ~8 min

Astronomers spot a highly “eccentric” planet on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter

The planet’s wild orbit offers clues to how such large, hot planets take shape.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
July 17, 2024 ~9 min

Study: Titan’s lakes may be shaped by waves

MIT researchers find wave activity on Saturn’s largest moon may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
June 19, 2024 ~9 min


Using wobbling stellar material, astronomers measure the spin of a supermassive black hole for the first time

The results offer a new way to probe supermassive black holes and their evolution across the universe.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
May 22, 2024 ~9 min

The origin of the sun’s magnetic field could lie close to its surface

Sunspots and flares could be a product of a shallow magnetic field, according to surprising new findings that may help scientists predict space weather.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
May 22, 2024 ~8 min

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