MIT scientists identify first magmas generated in solar system’s building blocks, unexpectedly answering questions about meteorites and formation of rocky planets.

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.