Mark Vogelsberger wins 2020 Buchalter Cosmology Prize for simulating a “fuzzy” universe
Associate professor of physics shares the honor with colleague Phillip Mocz for their novel dark matter research.
Kelso Harper | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research •
mit
Jan. 14, 2021 • ~3 min
Jan. 14, 2021 • ~3 min
Pulling the secrets of dark matter out of a hat
Grad student Chiara Salemi and Professor Lindley Winslow use the ABRACADABRA instrument to reveal insights into dark matter.
Fernanda Ferreira | School of Science •
mit
Dec. 2, 2020 • ~9 min
Dec. 2, 2020 • ~9 min
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 •
mit
Oct. 3, 2019 • ~9 min
Oct. 3, 2019 • ~9 min
Dark matter experiment finds no evidence of axions
In its first run, ABRACADABRA detects no signal of the hypothetical dark matter particle within a specific mass range.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office •
mit
March 29, 2019 • ~8 min
March 29, 2019 • ~8 min
Modeling the universe | MIT News
MIT's Mark Vogelsberger and an international astrophysics team have created a new model pointing to black holes’ role in galaxy formation.
Julia Keller | School of Science
• mit
Jan. 31, 2018 • ~7 min
Jan. 31, 2018 • ~7 min
Tracy Slatyer wins Future of Science Award | MIT News
Julia C. Keller | School of Science
• mit
May 18, 2017 • ~2 min
May 18, 2017 • ~2 min
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