The research paper reports a breakthrough that will enable gravitational-wave detectors to reach extreme laser powers. It ...

With HiT&MiS deployed in Sweden, physics Ph.D. student Charmi Patel '24 will use it to monitor the northern lights, as seen ...

Researchers have been working for decades to understand the architecture of the subatomic world. One of the knottier questions has been where the proton gets its intrinsic angular momentum, otherwise ...

Fusion technology is a long way from powering a grid — if it ever will. Dozens of fusion startups have launched anyway.

This February marks the second year of the MIT class “Coffee Matters: Using the Breakerspace to Make the Perfect Cup.” ...

Black holes are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe, but what if we could recreate their physics in a lab? Scientists have conducted 97,000 sonic black hole experiments, using sound ...

Students will gain valuable research experience at a major national research institution this summer, thanks to an $800,000 federal grant from the Department of Energy.

Most people hear “spacecraft” and envision rockets blasting into space, but they’re often not aware of the meticulous ...

Research topics include space and planetary physics, atmospheric physics and climate science, and laboratory astrophysics. Projects on offer: Please click on the tabs below to find out about the ...

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory for plasma physics and nuclear fusion science located on Princeton University's Forrestal ...

For all PHYS - 1441, 1442, 1443, and 1444 in-person labs: If you registered for an in-person lab section, all labs will be held in person. We have eliminated the hybrid option for lab courses. If you ...

WASHINGTON—The Central Intelligence Agency has now concluded that the deadly Covid-19 pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, lending credibility to a view that has been the focus of ...