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The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images.
Aug 12, 2026
The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images.
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In a feat of adaptive reuse, a massive, century-old brick storage facility has been turned into a contemporary hub for collaboration and creative work.
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A new online platform helps engineers look beyond survival mode when designing habitats for extreme living conditions.
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Dean Richard Locke discusses a new program that expands access for working professionals while deepening connections to Greater Boston’s innovation economy.
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MIT historian Tristan Brown uncovers the true origins of an artifact once thought to be a relic of the Boston Tea Party.
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From Broadway to MIT’s Laboratory for Nuclear Science, PhD student Jessica Fry doesn’t do anything halfway. Now she’s hunting for the universe’s most elusive particle.
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“GeoPT” helps AI models understand the basics of physics so they can simulate how objects respond to things like wind and water more efficiently and accurately.
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Acting as cooperative optical beacons, the satellites could provide GPS-like navigation and communications support for spacecraft operating across cislunar space.
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Their new study aims to give budding industry a framework for understanding how fusion can be profitable.
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The study could help scientists understand how superconductivity and other more complex phenomena emerge in quantum materials.
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An experienced student affairs leader is joining MIT to oversee the next chapter for the Division of Student Life.
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MIT researchers can now precisely measure how heat moves through multilayered materials like computer chips.
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Members of the laboratory community reflect on technology impacts that shaped the United States and the world over the past 75 years.
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