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Dodecagon with even sections emits glowing lines

Pinning down the structure of quark-gluon plasma, the universe’s first fluid

A new method picks up where Einstein left off, to predict how particles move through fluid under extreme conditions.

November 5, 2026
Categories: Research, Graduate Students, High Energy and Particle Theory

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Research pulled Michael McDonald in and it won’t let go

Categories: Profile, Faculty, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment
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Freeman Dyson: we explore the extraordinary life of the rebel physicist

Categories: Faculty
A dynamic rendering shows, on the left, the edge of a gigantic, yellow spherical star. A tiny red planet is in the middle and has skimmed the star. Rays of white light and blue energy radiate out from their touch.

In a first, astronomers spot a star swallowing a planet

Categories: Research, Faculty, Pappalardo Fellows, Postdocs, WiSTEM, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

MIT faculty tackle big ideas in a symposium kicking off Inauguration Day

Categories: In The News
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sPHENIX Detector is Ready for Collisions

Categories: In The News, Faculty, Nuclear Physics Experiment
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Astronomers detect the closest example yet of a black hole devouring a star

Categories: Research, Faculty, Graduate Students, Pappalardo Fellows, Postdocs, Astrophysics Observation, Instrumentation, and Experiment

MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2023-24

Categories: Awards/Honors, Education

Exploring the bow shock and beyond

Categories: In The News

Todadri and Wyslouch elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2023

Categories: Awards/Honors, Faculty, Alumni, Condensed Matter Theory, Nuclear Physics Experiment, Particle Physics Experiment
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Netta Engelhardt is the 2023 recipient of the Gribov Medal from the EPS-HEPP

Categories: Quantum Information Science, High Energy and Particle Theory

Exploring new sides of climate and sustainability research

Categories: In The News, Undergraduates, Students
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Understanding our place in the universe

Categories: Profile, Education, Visiting Faculty, URM STEM, High Energy and Particle Theory, Strong Interactions and Nuclear Theory
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