@MIT_Physics

The official account for the MIT Department of Physics

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Jeffrey Goldstone, pioneering theoretical physicist and MIT professor emeritus, dies at 93 Pioneer in quantum field theory, string theory, and quantum computing, the former CTP director leaves behind profound research legacy spanning over six decades. physics.mit.edu/news/jeffrey…

Jeffrey Goldstone, pioneering theoretical physicist and MIT professor emeritus, dies at 93

The Physics Department is very sorry to report that our colleague Jeffrey Goldstone, Cecil and Ida Green Professor Emeritus of Physics, died on October 12 at the age of 93. Jeffrey began his career...

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Celebrating Neil Pappalardo

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Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away

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Making the Invisible Visible

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Astrophysicist Dr Nergis Mavalvala explains how scientists ‘listen’ to the universe

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NASA astronaut Chris Williams PhD '12 reflects on his path to space

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Scattering neutrinos to probe the fundamental laws of the universe

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Robotic lab sets up and runs optics experiments on demand

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New artist residency program at MIT expands views of the cosmos

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MIT's Rohan Naidu discusses new research which suggests “little red dots” detected by JWST are actually novel astrophysical phenomenon called "black hole star" on this episode of The John Batchelor Show johnbatchelor.substack.com/p…
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Congrats to our Curtis (1963) and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics and Dean of the MIT School of Science, Nergis Mavalvala PhD '97!!! See this Instagram photo by @mitscience instagram.com/p/Db-_x8oEW9l/…
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How Black Hole Stars Formed the Early Universe with MIT Pappalardo Fellow in Physics Rohan Naidu youtu.be/HwL9-4DiSms?si=vYfF… via @YouTube
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Astronomers discover a brand-new type of astrophysical object: A black hole star The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images. physics.mit.edu/news/astrono…

Astronomers discover a brand-new type of astrophysical object: A black hole star

Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have spotted an extremely bright red spot in the early universe. The object resembles an enormous star, spanning the size of our solar system. But it also is putting...

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Dark Matter Search Takes a Surprising Turn | NOVA | PBS Elba Alonso-Monsalve PhD '25 explains why the decades-long hunt for dark matter has led many physicists to a surprising candidate: primordial black holes. @novapbs @MITKavli youtu.be/URp973o8Sg8?si=k0zc… via @YouTube

Dark Matter Search Takes a Surprising Turn | NOVA | PBS

The search for dark matter may be taking a surprising turn.Theore...

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George B. Benedek, pioneer in experimental biophysics and physics, dies at 97 physics.mit.edu/?p=24889
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Soft Serve with Scientists: How twistronics could revolutionize tech of the future with Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero youtu.be/eflYo-JhTDg?si=BN4k…
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The White House's damaging proposal on grants has received tens of thousands of public comments. Read six of them, including one from Prof. Iain Stewart. physics.mit.edu/?p=24899
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3 Questions: Searching for new physics with “beauty” particles with Eluned Smith, Assistant Professor of Physics physics.mit.edu/?p=24866
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Many black holes had past lives, new research shows physics.mit.edu/?p=24845
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Jesse Thaler named director of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science physics.mit.edu/?p=24837&wpw…
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