Using deep learning to image the Earth’s planetary boundary layer

Lincoln Laboratory researchers are using AI to get a better picture of the atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface. Their techniques could improve weather and drought prediction.

Haley Wahl | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
April 18, 2024 ~7 min

Persistent “hiccups” in a far-off galaxy draw astronomers to new black hole behavior

Analysis reveals a tiny black hole repeatedly punching through a larger black hole’s disk of gas.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 27, 2024 ~9 min


MIT researchers remotely map crops, field by field

The team used machine learning to analyze satellite and roadside images of areas where small farms predominate and agricultural data are sparse.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Feb. 15, 2024 ~8 min

Astronomers spot 18 black holes gobbling up nearby stars

The detections more than double the number of known tidal disruption events in the nearby universe.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 29, 2024 ~8 min

Study: Stars travel more slowly at Milky Way’s edge

The findings suggest our galaxy’s core may contain less dark matter than previously estimated.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 26, 2024 ~8 min

Researchers release open-source space debris model

The MIT Orbital Capacity Assessment Tool lets users model the long-term future space environment.

Janine Liberty | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics • mit
Jan. 10, 2024 ~4 min

A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets, MIT study finds

A low carbon abundance in planetary atmospheres, which the James Webb Space Telescope can detect, could be a signature of habitability.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Dec. 28, 2023 ~8 min

Bright flash leads astronomers to a heavy-metal factory 900 million light years away

Using multiple observatories, astronomers directly detect tellurium in two merging neutron stars.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Oct. 25, 2023 ~7 min


Newly discovered planet has longest orbit yet detected by the TESS mission

The frosty gas giant was discovered in a system that also hosts a warm Jupiter.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Aug. 30, 2023 ~7 min

Study: The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change

The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 12, 2023 ~8 min

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