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Haystack's own Al Weatherwax, representing the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) and the US SCAR delegation at...
08/15/2026

Haystack's own Al Weatherwax, representing the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) and the US SCAR delegation at the The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR 2026 in Oslo, Norway! Antarctic science: peak international collaboration and vital polar research. 🧊 🇳🇴

In Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) News: Haystack astronomers map a magnetic “skeleton” funneling gas into a...
06/23/2026

In Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) News: Haystack astronomers map a magnetic “skeleton” funneling gas into a stellar nursery!

Astronomer Thushara Pillai is lead author on a SIMPLIFI project study published in The Astrophysical Journal, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ae6a97, in which researchers use SOFIA observations to reveal how magnetic fields guide the assembly of one of our galaxy's most active high-mass star-forming regions.

From the paper: "A new open-access study led by researchers at MIT Haystack Observatory, published in The Astrophysical Journal, has now traced this scaffolding in unprecedented detail in DR21, one of the most active stellar nurseries within 5,000 light-years of the sun. The results show that magnetic fields don't simply exist in DR21 — they actively shape how material flows into the cloud's dense central spine, where new massive stars are being born."

See https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-haystack-observatory-astronomers-map-magnetic-skeleton-funneling-gas-into-stellar-nursery-0622 for more. 🌟

MIT Haystack Observatory’s SIMONe meteor radar network caught something at the same time that a loud boom was heard over...
05/30/2026

MIT Haystack Observatory’s SIMONe meteor radar network caught something at the same time that a loud boom was heard over eastern Massachusetts. Scientists are already analyzing the data!

Join us in congratulating Heidi Demers and Chester Ruszczyk, both Haystack winners of MIT's Infinite Mile Award in 2026!
05/21/2026

Join us in congratulating Heidi Demers and Chester Ruszczyk, both Haystack winners of MIT's Infinite Mile Award in 2026!

Haystack's John Foster on imaging recent aurora: among the 10% top-viewed authors in Geophysical Research Letters (hello...
05/18/2026

Haystack's John Foster on imaging recent aurora: among the 10% top-viewed authors in Geophysical Research Letters (hello Wiley!) for 2025! Check out the paper, "Imaging the May 2024 Extreme Aurora With Ionospheric Total Electron Content," at:

doi.org/10.1029/2024...

Great job, John!

A delightful evening at the MIT Museum with our lovely colleagues and a fun audience: Haystack scientist Dhiman Mondal g...
04/17/2026

A delightful evening at the MIT Museum with our lovely colleagues and a fun audience: Haystack scientist Dhiman Mondal gave a great talk on precise measurement of the Earth's rotation and how we use geodesy to keep more accurate time. This is necessary for GPS to get you where you want to be!

Thanks to the Museum folks for a fantastic After Dark event 🥰

https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/programs/mit-museum-after-dark -- we recommend checking it out!

COME WORK WITH US: once again, we're hiring! Haystack needs technicians and an HVAC mechanic. Is this you? or someone yo...
04/16/2026

COME WORK WITH US: once again, we're hiring! Haystack needs technicians and an HVAC mechanic. Is this you? or someone you know? Please see:

https://www.haystack.mit.edu/about/careers/

for details! You won't find a cooler place to work—thanks to our future HVAC mechanic in particular 🧊—please share with anyone looking for a great career opportunity.

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