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Planet found in tilted orbit around distant starAn international team of researchers, led by MIT physicist Joshua Winn, has found a planet around another star whose orbit is steeply tilted from the plane of the star's equator, a finding that contradicts some theories about how solar systems form. June 17, 2009 Stars take 'wild rides' around, outside the Milky WayAstronomers announced today that stars of a recently discovered type, dubbed ultracool subdwarfs, take some pretty wild rides as they orbit around the Milky Way, following paths that are very different from those of typical stars. June 9, 2009 Physics awardsAwards given in the MIT Physics for the academic year 2008-2009. June 3, 2009 A material for all seasonsGraphene is a recently-discovered material with unique characteristics, and several teams of MIT researchers are hard at work trying to understand its behavior and find new applications for it. May 4, 2009 Physics department tackles diversityMIT's physics department has launched several initiatives to draw more women and underrepresented minorities to its faculty and student body. April 30, 2009 Laszlo Tisza, physics professor emeritus, 101Laszlo Tisza, physics professor emeritus and an expert in quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, died Wednesday. He was 101. April 16, 2009 Enge memorial to be held April 14A memorial service for Harald Enge will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the MIT Chapel. April 9, 2009 Conrad, Doyle named Guggenheim fellowsProfessor Janet Conrad of physics and Associate Professor Patrick Doyle of chemical engineering are among the 180 artists, scientists and scholars awarded fellowships by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. April 8, 2009 |
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