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A sequence of images of Mars in crescent phase growing larger that were taken as the Psyche spacecraft approached Mars.

Psyche spacecraft delivers Mars flyby data, detailed look at Mars’ magnetic signatures

July 17, 2026

Categories: Faculty + Senior Researchers, Planets, Research

A time-lapse photo of a telescope dome at the Wallace Astrophysical Observatory. Star tracks, as well as firefly tracks, can be seen in the sky.

Wallace Observatory spotlighted in AACU Magazine feature

July 9, 2026

Categories: In the Media, Planets

Noelle Selin named as TEPCO Professor

July 1, 2026

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty + Senior Researchers

A portrait of Raymond Pierrehumbert next to an image of the atmosphere of Jupiter.

Q&A with Professor of the Practice Raymond Pierrehumbert: The geology of planetary atmospheres

June 29, 2026

Categories: Faculty + Senior Researchers, Life + Environments, Planets

Vintage-inspired collage shows Earth’s ozone layer, in yellow, hit by sun rays. Mod-style stars represent ozone and some are being destroyed by the sun rays.

Scientists find ozone depletion began decades before discovery of ozone hole

June 29, 2026

Categories: Health of the Planet, Research, Students + Postdocs

A portrait of Jess Speedie

Jess Speedie recognized by IAU with 2025 PhD Prize Honourable Mention

June 26, 2026

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Students + Postdocs

Fossil wall of various species.

What happens when environmental change outpaces life’s ability to adapt?

June 24, 2026

Categories: Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Life + Environments, Research

Perrin Davidson stands, posing, against an indoor angled pillar.

Characterizing Earth’s damping mechanisms

June 24, 2026

Categories: Health of the Planet, Landscapes + Planetary Interiors, Profile, Students + Postdocs

A portrait of Susan Solomon

Susan Solomon named 2026 Tang Prize laureate

June 15, 2026

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet

As cities grow around weather stations, does the hot pavement skew our measurements of global warming?

June 10, 2026

Categories: Climate, Faculty + Senior Researchers

Side-by-side portraits of Matej Pec and Richard Teague.

Matěj Peč and Richard Teague promoted

June 9, 2026

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Faculty + Senior Researchers

Angelina Serafini showing off her scientific poster, titled

Angelina Serafini receives 2026 Dwornik Award for Best Graduate Poster Presentation

June 9, 2026

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Students + Postdocs

Commencement 2026 Roundup: Degrees Earned

May 29, 2026

Categories: Community, Students + Postdocs

2026 EAPS Community and Student Awards

May 29, 2026

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Community

Meet the EAPS Majors: Class of 2026

May 29, 2026

Categories: Community, Students + Postdocs

2 by 5 grid of headshots

Liam Moser PhD ’26 one of ten MIT 2026 Fulbright awardees

May 26, 2026

Categories: Awards + Promotions, Community

Learning to teach, learning to discover

May 22, 2026

Categories: Profile, Students + Postdocs

Has Earth’s climate ever changed as fast as it has today?

May 20, 2026

Categories: Climate, Research

The Haystack 37m Telescope: A new era of astrophysical research

May 19, 2026

Categories: Planets, Research

An air pollution meter being overrun with wildfire smoke.

3 Questions: Evaluating hourly air pollution forecasts in a time of more frequent wildfires

May 12, 2026

Categories: Faculty + Senior Researchers, Health of the Planet, Natural Hazards, Research