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this map of dark matter in the universe was obtained from data from the kids survey, using the vlt survey telescope at eso’s paranal observatory in chile it reveals an expansive web of dense light and empty dark regions this image is one out of five patches of the sky observed by kids here the invisible dark matter is seen rendered in pink, covering an area of sky around 420 times the size of the full moon

Can Axions Save the Universe?

November 1, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory
illustration of black hole with geometric orbs inside

The Quantum Geometry That Exists Outside of Space and Time

November 3, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus
Illustration of Dark Matter and gas in simulation

Happy Dark Matter Day! Meet the usual — and unusual — suspects in this cosmic mystery

October 31, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
Alan Guth sits speaking animatedly on a panel

It all started with a Big Bang – the quest to unravel the mystery behind the birth of the universe

October 31, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Quantum Gravity and Field Theory, Astrophysics Theory
A unique computer chip has red and blue light on grid-like pathways.

Quantum simulator could help uncover materials for high-performance electronics

October 30, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Condensed Matter Experiment, Quantum Information Science
A hand attempts to capture a single droplet of water with a pair of chopsticks, above concentric water ripples.

It Might Be Possible to Detect Gravitons After All

October 30, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
Illustration of the proposed AXIS Deep Extragalacitc Survey, a conical satellite with an octagonal heat shield and two solar panels, against a black star field

AXIS mission selected as NASA Astrophysics Probe competition finalist

October 29, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Pappalardo Fellows, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
Five people sit before a group discussing Physics, AI and the future of discovery

Physics, AI, and the future of discovery

November 1, 2024
Categories: In The News, Faculty/Emeritus, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory

MIT affiliates receive 2024-25 awards and honors from the American Physical Society

October 28, 2024
Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty/Emeritus, Graduate Students, Alumni, Atomic Physics, Condensed Matter Experiment
Room-temperature non-reciprocal Hall effect

Room temperature electrical control could heat up future technology development

October 24, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Condensed Matter Theory
screenshot from Visualizing the Nucleus video of a proton (middle), with an electron (left) and anti-neutrino (right)

Video: Visualizing the nucleus

October 23, 2024
Categories: Faculty/Emeritus, Nuclear Physics Experiment
Illustration of a black hole at the center of a galaxy in the process of consuming a nearby star, which looks like an orange blob. A second, more regular, star appears at a distance.

Physicists discover first “black hole triple”

October 23, 2024
Categories: Research, Faculty/Emeritus, Pappalardo Fellows, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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