Malakhi Beyah

Many New Englanders were startled by a meteor breaking the sound barrier on May 30, likening the noise to an explosion over their heads Early in the afternoon on May 30, people in Boston and surrounding areas of greater New England as far away as Rhode Island were startled by what sounded like a large explosion. The noise sounded as if “someone dropped a box or broke down a bedframe,” recalled Esther Jung ’28.

MIT Sloan celebrated its 15th annual Africa Innovate Conference in February, drawing in students and professionals from across the African diaspora to discuss how they can help their home continent On Feb. 27 and 28, professionals from across the African diaspora gathered in MIT’s Sloan School for the 15th annual Africa Innovate Conference.

Five months after the announcement of a five-year partnership, MIT and GE Vernova came together to showcase the newest breakthroughs in renewable energy Charudatta Mehendale (left) opens the Wind Innovation panel of the MITxGE Vernova Energy Symposium on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Malakhi Beyah–The Tech On Feb. 11, MIT hosted an inaugural symposium in collaboration with energy company GE Vernova at the Samberg Conference Center.