- Listening for the echoes of black holesby Jennifer Chu | MIT News on June 26, 2026 at 4:00 am
By analyzing X-ray reverberations and other astrophysical data, Erin Kara seeks to understand the most extreme objects in the universe.
- Astronomers map a magnetic “skeleton” funneling gas into a stellar nurseryby MIT Haystack Observatory on June 22, 2026 at 2:20 pm
MIT Haystack Observatory researchers use SOFIA observations to reveal how magnetic fields guide the assembly of one of our galaxy's most active high-mass star-forming regions.
- MIT astronomers discover the earliest known flickering quasarby Jennifer Chu | MIT News on June 8, 2026 at 9:00 am
When the universe was just 850 million years old, this voracious black hole was already surprisingly mature, a new study finds.
- NSF renews support for MIT-led AI and physics institute, expanding a new model for discoveryby Laboratory for Nuclear Science on June 4, 2026 at 4:00 pm
IAIFI enters its second phase with increased funding, broader ambitions, and a growing community at the frontier of AI and fundamental physics.
- The Haystack 37m Telescope: A new era of astrophysical researchby Nancy Wolfe Kotary | MIT Haystack Observatory on May 19, 2026 at 5:25 pm
The legendary radio astronomy telescope returns to its science and educational mission at MIT Haystack Observatory.




