Kavli Institute
3Q: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano on possible hints of dark matter
April 22, 2013
MIT physicist explains how new results from an underground experiment add intrigue to the hunt for dark matter.
New five-planet system contains two that are in the ‘habitable zone’
April 19, 2013
Potentially habitable planets are slightly larger than Earth.
Anna Frebel receives NSF CAREER Award
April 17, 2013
Frebel will work on identifying large numbers of 12 to 13 billion-year-old stars in the galactic halo
NASA selects MIT-led TESS project for 2017 mission
April 5, 2013
$200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets.
Searching for solar systems like our own
March 20, 2013
Josh Winn’s hunt for exoplanets may someday reveal habitable, Earth-like worlds.
Also labeled: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Education, teaching, academics, Exoplanets, Faculty, Solar system, Students, Profile, Physics
A burst of activity in the middle of the Milky Way
November 6, 2012
Researchers detect the brightest flare ever observed in our galaxy’s black hole.
MIT's Man Vehicle Laboratory turns 50
September 13, 2012
Celebrating anniversary with daylong symposium on Sept. 14
Most massive and luminous galaxy cluster identified
August 15, 2012
Detection may confirm long-held theory.
Also labeled: Astrophysics, Evolution, Graduate, postdoctoral, Research, Stars, Galaxy clusters, Starburst, Universe
A far-off solar system
July 25, 2012
Researchers measure the orientation of a multiplanet system and find it very similar to our own solar system.
Also labeled: Astronomy, Exoplanets, Orbits, Physics, Planetary science, Research, Solar system, Stars
Newfound exoplanet may turn to dust
May 18, 2012
A planet’s dust cloud may explain strange patterns of light from its star.
First light from a super-Earth spotted
May 8, 2012
Detection reveals a searing planet.
Also labeled: Astrophysics, Earth and atmospheric sciences, Exoplanets, NASA, Transits, Occultations, Spitzer space telescope, Collaboration
X-ray monitoring mission comes to an end
March 13, 2012
The RXTE satellite retires after 16 years.
Also labeled: Astronomy, Astrophysics, NASA, Neutron Stars, Physics, Research, Satellites, Space, astronomy and planetary science, X-ray
A model burster
March 2, 2012
Researchers find the first neutron star that bursts as predicted.
MIT’s TESS project awarded $1 million NASA grant
October 4, 2011
Explained: Transiting exoplanets
January 27, 2011
How astronomers learn whether a planet is habitable by observing slight changes in light emanating from its parent star.
Also labeled: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Physics, Space, astronomy and planetary science, Stars, Explained
Learning from hot Jupiters
December 15, 2010
By studying how massive planets may have formed, MIT astrophysicist sets the stage for studying smaller, more Earthlike planets.
Also labeled: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Physics, Space, astronomy and planetary science, Stars, Earth's Twin
Building a list of Earth candidates
December 14, 2010
MIT researchers increase their odds of detecting an Earthlike planet by working on a combination of satellite missions.
Robert J. Butler, former design research engineer at MIT, dies at 89
September 17, 2010
An MIT engineer for 25 years, he helped design instruments for NASA’s Voyager spacecraft.
Explained: the Doppler effect
August 3, 2010
The same phenomenon behind changes in the pitch of a moving ambulance’s siren is helping astronomers locate and study distant planets.
Also labeled: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Exoplanets, Explained, Physics, Space, astronomy and planetary science, Stars
In a first, astronomers detect strong winds on an exoplanet
June 24, 2010
Researchers see tempestuous atmosphere on a planet located 150 light years from Earth.
Unraveling black hole spin
February 11, 2010
Retrograde spin of supermassive black holes may create jets that control galaxy evolution
Jacqueline Hewitt reappointed Kavli Institute director
January 22, 2010





















