MIT hosts a vibrant interdisciplinary program of research and education in Astronomy and Astrophysics
These activities span multiple departments, including the Astrophysics Division of MIT Physics, the Planetary Division of MIT Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro)
Students completing certain astronomy courses are eligible for an astronomy minor certificate
MIT helped to build, and currently operates (or collaborates in) multiple observatories spanning the electromagnetic and gravitational spectrum, both around the globe and in orbit
,These include:The mission of the MIT Kavli Institute (MKI) for Astrophysics and Space Research is to facilitate and carry out the research programs of faculty and research staff whose interests lie in the broadly defined area of astrophysics and space research
Specifically, the MKI will
The MIT Department of Physics has over 120 faculty members
Is often cited as the largest physics department in the United States
And hosts top-ranked programs.It offers the SB
And ScD degrees.Fourteen alumni of the department and nine current or former faculty members have won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
