Gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger observed by LIGO and Virgo | MIT News
Finding represents first joint detection of gravitational waves with both detectors.
Sept. 27, 2017 • ~8 min
Astronaut Kate Rubins returns to the Whitehead Institute to describe her experiences in low-Earth orbit | MIT News
Former Whitehead Fellow and recent International Space Station resident gives public talk and engages with the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Sept. 20, 2017 • ~4 min
Neighboring exoplanets may hold water, study finds | MIT News
Observations and modeling suggest TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets may have held onto water, billions of years after their formation.
Aug. 31, 2017 • ~8 min
Experiencing the Great American Solar Eclipse | MIT News
Thousands attend MIT solar eclipse-watching parties on campus, at the MIT Wallace Observatory, and in Rexburg, Idaho.
Aug. 29, 2017 • ~4 min
Danielle Wood joins Media Lab faculty | MIT News
MIT alumna is establishing a new research group aimed at harnessing space engineering to improve life on Earth.
Aug. 28, 2017 • ~6 min
Q&A: Richard Binzel on tips for observing the 2017 solar eclipse | MIT News
Whether you'll be in the path of totality on Aug. 21 or anywhere else in North America, you should be able to view the eclipse.
Aug. 15, 2017 • ~7 min
Training students' eyes on the skies | MIT News
MIT hosts Astronomy Training Camp for student-run national astronomy team.
Aug. 10, 2017 • ~4 min
Lunar dynamo’s lifetime extended by at least 1 billion years | MIT News
Findings suggest two mechanisms may have powered the moon’s ancient churning, molten core.
Aug. 9, 2017 • ~9 min
TESS mission to discover new planets moves toward launch | MIT News
Satellite’s cameras have been delivered by MIT researchers and passed NASA inspection.
Aug. 4, 2017 • ~6 min
New insights into the early universe’s galaxy clusters | MIT News
MIT Kavli Institute scientists help conduct one of the largest-ever studies of molecular gas in distant galaxy clusters.
July 25, 2017 • ~2 min
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