…stars, black holes, jets traveling at nearly the speed of light emanating from near the center of clusters of galaxies. In this talk, we’ll take a tour of the discoveries…
…thermal modeling, based in part on lava deposits that flooded the large impact basins on the moon’s near side. Scientists have observed that more volcanic activity occurred on the near…
…and the first director was Prof. John V. Harrington of the Electrical Engineering and Aero-Astro Departments. CSR was initially located in two old buildings north of campus (N51-52). Its new…
…stations where members of the MIT community can go to watch the service. Due to the estimated 15,000 people expected at tomorrow’s service, the MKI community is encouraged to attend…
…more accurate galaxy properties and 2) problems with model simplicity or inflexibility can be mitigated by considering more complex models alongside thoughtful priors to avoid degeneracies between model parameters. Bio:…
…however, there is a bit of randomness among a laser’s individual photons, in the form of quantum fluctuations, also known in physics as “shot noise.” For instance, the number of…
…laser’s individual photons, in the form of quantum fluctuations, also known in physics as “shot noise.” For instance, the number of photons in a laser that arrive at a detector…
…submitted). I have found that the number of massive stars that chemically contribute to a typical metal-poor halo star (~5) is comparable to the number of enriching stars inferred for…