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3Q: Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano on possible hints of dark matterMIT 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’Potentially habitable planets are slightly larger than Earth.

Anna Frebel receives NSF CAREER AwardFrebel 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$200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets.

Searching for solar systems like our ownJosh Winn’s hunt for exoplanets may someday reveal habitable, Earth-like worlds.

A burst of activity in the middle of the Milky WayResearchers detect the brightest flare ever observed in our galaxy’s black hole.

MIT's Man Vehicle Laboratory turns 50Celebrating anniversary with daylong symposium on Sept. 14

Most massive and luminous galaxy cluster identifiedDetection may confirm long-held theory.

A far-off solar systemResearchers measure the orientation of a multiplanet system and find it very similar to our own solar system.

Newfound exoplanet may turn to dustA planet’s dust cloud may explain strange patterns of light from its star.

First light from a super-Earth spottedDetection reveals a searing planet.

X-ray monitoring mission comes to an endThe RXTE satellite retires after 16 years.

A model bursterResearchers find the first neutron star that bursts as predicted.

MIT’s TESS project awarded $1 million NASA grant

Explained: Transiting exoplanetsHow astronomers learn whether a planet is habitable by observing slight changes in light emanating from its parent star.

Learning from hot JupitersBy studying how massive planets may have formed, MIT astrophysicist sets the stage for studying smaller, more Earthlike planets.

Building a list of Earth candidatesMIT 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 89An MIT engineer for 25 years, he helped design instruments for NASA’s Voyager spacecraft.

Explained: the Doppler effectThe same phenomenon behind changes in the pitch of a moving ambulance’s siren is helping astronomers locate and study distant planets.

In a first, astronomers detect strong winds on an exoplanetResearchers see tempestuous atmosphere on a planet located 150 light years from Earth.

Unraveling black hole spinRetrograde spin of supermassive black holes may create jets that control galaxy evolution

Jacqueline Hewitt reappointed Kavli Institute director