New work suggests the ability to create fractionalized electrons known as non-Abelian anyons without a magnetic field, opening new possibilities for basic research and future applications.
Event at MIT featured an array of national and international speakers including a Nobel laureate, leaders in industry, and in entertainment.
MIT Kavli Institute scientists and collaborators will produce a concept study to launch a $1B experiment to investigate the X-ray universe.
System observed 8,000 light-years away may be the first direct evidence of “gentle” black hole formation.
The quasars appear to have few cosmic neighbors, raising questions about how they first emerged more than 13 billion years ago.
The Plasma Science Experiment aboard NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft turns off after 47 years and 15 billion miles.
In the universe’s first billion years, this brief and mysterious force could have produced more bright galaxies than theory predicts.
By studying ancient, supermassive black holes called quasars, Dominika Ďurovčíková is illuminating an early moment when galaxies could first be observed.
The planet’s wild orbit offers clues to how such large, hot planets take shape.
MIT scientists honored in each of the three Kavli Prize categories: neuroscience, nanoscience, and astrophysics, respectively.
American Astronomical Society’s Division on Dynamical Astronomy honors the assistant professor and MIT Kavli member for contributions to the dynamics of multi-planet extrasolar systems.
The results offer a new way to probe supermassive black holes and their evolution across the universe.
Circling a cold, Jupiter-sized star, the new world could offer an unobstructed view of its surface composition and history.
Three stars circling the Milky Way’s halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago.
The observations suggest some of earliest “monster” black holes grew from massive cosmic seeds.