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Tagged: Astronomy

  • Researchers Trace the Origin of the Sun’s Magnetic Field, Shedding Light on Space Weather and Solar Cycles

    Read it at Smithsonian Magazine

    May 24, 2024

  • Groundbreaking Measurement Reveals a Black Hole Spinning at a Quarter the Speed of Light

    Read it at Gizmodo

    May 22, 2024

  • MIT researchers locate three of the oldest stars in the universe hovering on outskirts of Milky Way Galaxy, study says

    Read it at the Boston Globe

    May 21, 2024

  • Earth-sized planet spotted orbiting small star with 100 times sun’s lifespan

    Read it at The Guardian

    May 15, 2024

  • Some of the Oldest Stars Were Just Found in Our Own Galaxy

    Read it at Gizmodo

    May 14, 2024

  • How scientists are using quantum squeezing to push the limits of their sensors

    Read it at MIT Technology Review

    February 29, 2024

  • For all humankind

    Read it at MIT News

    February 13, 2024

  • Hidden Black Holes Tearing Stars to Shreds Discovered

    Read it at Newsweek

    January 30, 2024

  • Gravitational Waves: A New Universe

    Watch on Curiosity Stream

    October 11, 2023

  • 3 Questions: A bigger, better space-ripple detector

    Read it at MIT News

    August 31, 2023

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