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“Near-misses” in particle accelerators can illuminate new physics, study finds

Physicists discovered new properties of the strong force by analyzing what happens when light-speed particles skim by each other.

March 26, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Nuclear Physics Experiment

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“Near-misses” in particle accelerators can illuminate new physics, study finds

March 25, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Nuclear Physics Experiment

QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2026

March 24, 2026
Categories: Awards/Honors, Education
Two black holes with misaligned accretion disks on the cusp of merging

A boom in gravitational waves leaves scientists with more questions than answers

March 16, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Scientists Just Recreated the Plasma That Existed Before Anything Else in the Universe

March 15, 2026
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Particle Physics Experiment, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory
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Professors Mavalvala and Vitale discuss the science behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) on GBH’s Curiosity Desk

March 11, 2026
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

3 Questions: On the future of AI and the mathematical and physical sciences

March 10, 2026
Categories: Q&A, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
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The Rooted Leader: Self-Leadership as a Strategic Advantage for Women in STEM

March 9, 2026
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, WiSTEM

How Joseph Paradiso’s sensing innovations bridge the arts, medicine, and ecology

March 9, 2026
Categories: In The News, Alumni, High Energy and Particle Theory
Neil Pappalardo smiling at the 2005 Physics Fall Reception.

A. Neil Pappalardo ’64 remembered for his lasting impact on the MIT Department of Physics

March 5, 2026
Categories: In Remembrance, Pappalardo Fellows

New catalog more than doubles the number of gravitational-wave detections made by LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA observatories

March 4, 2026
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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For one learner, online MIT courses are “like getting a Ferrari for the price of an electric scooter”

March 4, 2026
Categories: In The News, Education, Students & Alumni
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Faculty discuss new TFUAP curriculum proposal at February meeting

February 25, 2026
Categories: Education, Faculty/Emeritus, Undergraduates
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