Since his first encounter with a research telescope as an undergraduate, Michael McDonald hasn’t slowed in his quest to understand the behavior of galaxies. One of his key discoveries is the Phoenix cluster, the only known galaxy cluster that is cooling at a rapid rate.
The MIT Sailing Pavilion, the oldest collegiate organization of its kind, offers community members a chance to sail for free — or just enjoy the good vibes. “It’s a place where people can escape the stresses of academic life at MIT,” says Fran Charles.
As a star runs out of fuel, it will billow out to a million times its original size, engulfing any matter in its wake. Scientists have observed hints of stars just before and after they’ve consumed entire planets — now, one has been caught in the act for the first time.
Revisiting the measuring tape heard round the world in the late 1990s, Professor Emerita Nancy Hopkins and journalist Kate Zernike discussed the past, present, and future of women at MIT and beyond.
Researchers in the MIT.nano Immersion Lab use sensors to analyze the expert movements of dancers and athletes. “The characteristics of efficient motion that we see in dance help us understand what it means to be efficient or fatigued in other domains,” says Brian Anthony.
“As humanity struggles with so many interlocking global crises, it has never needed the people of MIT more than it does now,” President Sally Kornbluth said in her inaugural address Monday. “I hope to inspire you to join us in something important and new.”
On Bloomberg Radio, Sally Kornbluth discussed her goals for her tenure as president of MIT: “I hope when people look five years, 10 years, 20 years down the line they can look back and say, ‘MIT really helped move the needle on these problems.’”