Is there dark matter at the center of the Milky Way?
A new analysis puts dark matter back in the game as a possible source of energy excess at the galactic center.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Dec. 10, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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New instrument extends LIGO’s reach
Technology “squeezes” out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals can be detected.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Dec. 5, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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Phoenix cluster is cooler than expected
With increasingly advanced data, Michael McDonald and colleagues study a galaxy cluster bursting with new stars.
Fernanda Ferreira | School of Science | Nov. 20, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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3 Questions: How to control biofilms in space
MIT and University of Colorado researchers are collaborating on an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Nov. 1, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Astronomers use giant galaxy cluster as X-ray magnifying lens
New lens technique spots tiny dwarf galaxy in the first, super-energetic stages of star formation.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Oct. 14, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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This is how a “fuzzy” universe may have looked
Scientists simulate early galaxy formation in a universe of dark matter that is ultralight, or “fuzzy,” rather than cold or warm.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Oct. 3, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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Computing and the search for new planets
MIT planetary scientists partner with computer scientists to find exoplanets.
Brittany Flaherty | School of Science | Sept. 23, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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3Q: Scientists shave estimate of neutrino’s mass in half
Joseph Formaggio explains the discovery that the ghostly particle must be no more than 1 electronvolt, half as massive as previously thought.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Sept. 16, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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Scientists detect tones in the ringing of a newborn black hole for the first time
Results support Einstein’s theory and the idea that black holes have no “hair.”
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Sept. 12, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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For first time, astronomers catch asteroid in the act of changing color
Asteroid is likely shedding reddish dust, revealing a fresh, blue surface beneath.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Aug. 29, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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