By making their own lava and cooled glass, scientists find these materials likely aren’t responsible for the unexpected glow of some exoplanets.

Findings also suggest exoplanets lying within habitable zones may be susceptible to ice ages.

Neptune-sized planet may be remnant core of a much larger planet.

Discovery made through the Disk Detective project could help the search for new planets.

When searching for extraterrestrial life, astronomers may want to look at planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres.

MIT planetary scientists partner with computer scientists to find exoplanets.

Orbiting a nearby star, the new planet is the smallest identified so far by the TESS mission.

An expert in instrumentation and early universe observations, Simcoe succeeds Jacqueline Hewitt as head of MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research.

Physics professor brought leadership, resources, and an intellectual focus to the MIT astrophysics faculty and research staff during 15 years at the helm.