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On the eve of their NASA press conference, Michael McDonald, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT, and Bradford Benson, Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, University of Chicago, discuss the discovery of the Phoenix Cluster -- a galaxy cluster for the record books.

Aug 14, 2012

Aug 07, 2012

Aug 04, 2012

Two of the 2012 Kavli Prize Laureates in Astrophysics reflect on the discovery of the Kuiper Belt at the outer edges of the solar system and the excitement of exploring a frontier long thought empty.

Aug 03, 2012

Research is proving the adult human brain is remarkably malleable and capable of new feats—even in the last decades of life. It just needs the right prodding.

Jul 26, 2012

At the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, scientists are using massive computer simulations to create 3-D movies to visualize and study dark matter in ways that almost let you reach out and grasp the stars -- as well as entire galaxies.

Jul 07, 2012