The billion-year belch
Michael Calzadilla and colleagues describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster evolution.
Fernanda Ferreira | School of Science | Dec. 23, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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A sign that aliens could stink
A molecule that’s known for its smelly and poisonous nature on Earth may be a sure-fire sign of extraterrestrial life.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Dec. 18, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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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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Putting the “bang” in the Big Bang
Physicists simulate critical “reheating” period that kickstarted the Big Bang in the universe’s first fractions of a second.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Oct. 24, 2019 | mit~9 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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