Findings suggest the moon’s magnetic field was produced by the fallout of a crystallizing iron core.

Michael Calzadilla and colleagues describe a violent black hole outburst that provides new insight into galaxy cluster evolution.

A molecule that’s known for its smelly and poisonous nature on Earth may be a sure-fire sign of extraterrestrial life.

A new analysis puts dark matter back in the game as a possible source of energy excess at the galactic center.

Technology “squeezes” out quantum noise so more gravitational wave signals can be detected.

With increasingly advanced data, Michael McDonald and colleagues study a galaxy cluster bursting with new stars.

MIT and University of Colorado researchers are collaborating on an experiment to be sent to the International Space Station.

MIT geologists use paleomagnetism to determine the chain of events that resulted in the Himalayan mountains, with the support of MISTI-India.

New lens technique spots tiny dwarf galaxy in the first, super-energetic stages of star formation.

Scientists simulate early galaxy formation in a universe of dark matter that is ultralight, or “fuzzy,” rather than cold or warm.