Daily Northwestern: grad student Imran Sultan wins international photography competition — again
Article written by Miguel Tsang for The Daily Northwestern. At a time where many distracted themselves by looking down, maybe at a screen or a...
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Postdoc alum Maya Fishbach wins 2025 AAS Annie Jump Cannon Award
During its 245th meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) announced that Professor Maya Fishbach was the 2025 recipient of the...
First fast radio burst traced to old, dead, elliptical galaxy
For the first time, astronomers have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the outskirts of an ancient, dead, elliptical galaxy — an unprecedented...
Daily Northwestern: CIERA facilitates interdisciplinary research in astrophysics
Article written by Melody Xu for The Daily Northwestern. “Exploration, people and impact”: These three words propel Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research...
Postdoc Bryan Scott named 2024 Hunstead lecturer
Each year, the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) at the University of Sydney invites an internationally renowned speaker to deliver their Hunstead lecture series,...
Young exoplanet’s atmosphere unexpectedly differs from its birthplace
New study shows planet formation might be more complicated than previously thought Just as some children physically resemble their parents, many scientists have long...
Northwestern joins Giant Magellan Telescope’s international consortium
Faculty will contribute expertise in astrophysics, engineering and artificial intelligence Northwestern University officially is a founding partner of the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), an enormous ground-based telescope currently...
Grad student Imran Sultan wins global photography competition for second year in a row
‘I love using my astrophotography to emphasize human connection’ In his photography, graduate student Imran Sultan must overcome several obstacles: subjects that only appear in the...
Sky survey classifies more than 10,000 supernovae
Northwestern scientists help the Zwicky Transcient Facility’s record-breaking effort With contributions from Northwestern University astrophysicists, the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) astronomical survey officially has...
Postdoc Sylvia Biscoveanu named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science
On December 3, 2024, Forbes Magazine announced the honorees in their annual North American 30 Under 30 lists, including CIERA Postdoctoral Researcher Sylvia Biscoveanu...
Prof. Stephon Alexander shares the jazz of physics at 2024 CIERA annual public lecture
On November 14, over 300 people packed Northwestern University’s Lutkin Hall to join Professor Stephon Alexander in a celebration of The Jazz of Physics...
LSST Catalyst Symposium, DSFP, and more held at CIERA
In Fall 2024, CIERA was thrilled to serve as host and local co-organizer for a slate of programming from the Discovery Alliance for the...