MIT scientists develop low-cost, high-precision fabrication method for thin mirrors and silicon wafers

A novel photolithography technique could be a manufacturing game-changer for optical applications.

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research • mit
April 20, 2022 ~8 min

MIT welcomes two from the Heising-Simons Foundation 51 Pegasi b Fellowship for 2022

The fellowship supports research contributing to the field of planetary science and astronomy.

Paige Colley | EAPS • mit
April 7, 2022 ~7 min


Scientists develop the largest, most detailed model of the early universe to date

Named after a goddess of the dawn, the Thesan simulation of the first billion years helps explain how radiation shaped the early universe.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 24, 2022 ~7 min

Look! Up in the sky! Is it a planet? Nope, just a star

Among thousands of known exoplanets, MIT astronomers flag three that are actually stars.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2022 ~6 min

A “hot Jupiter’s” dark side is revealed in detail for first time

The planet’s night side likely hosts iron clouds, titanium rain, and winds that dwarf Earth’s jetstream.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 21, 2022 ~7 min

Early findings from HERA telescope promise deeper understanding of the cosmic dawn

Scientists including MIT’s Jacqueline Hewitt and Nicholas Kern share long-awaited results, getting closer to the universe’s first stars.

Maria Rose | MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research • mit
Feb. 11, 2022 ~7 min

TESS Science Office at MIT hits milestone of 5,000 exoplanet candidates

Catalog of planet candidates nearly doubles in size during 2020-21.

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research • mit
Jan. 20, 2022 ~3 min

Could acid-neutralizing life-forms make habitable pockets in Venus’ clouds?

A new study shows it’s theoretically possible. The hypothesis could be tested soon with proposed Venus-bound missions.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 20, 2021 ~7 min


Super-bright stellar explosion is likely a dying star giving birth to a black hole or neutron star

The discovery, based on an unusual event dubbed “the Cow,” may offer astronomers a new way to spot infant compact objects.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 13, 2021 ~6 min

TESS discovers a planet the size of Mars but with the makeup of Mercury

The boiling new world, which zips around its star at ultraclose range, is among the lightest exoplanets found to date.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 2, 2021 ~5 min

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