Team with Northwestern astrophysicists competes for $300 million
One of just two finalists, team receives $3 million from NASA to refine its proposed mission NASA has selected STAR-X, a space mission proposed to...
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Short gamma-ray bursts traced farther into distant universe
Most robust inventory to date catalogs SGRBs’ host galaxies, characteristics A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has developed the most extensive inventory to date...
ALMA Data Reduction Workshop
On October 28, CIERA hosted the ALMA Data Reduction Workshop at Northwestern University (with virtual attendees as well), a workshop designed by the National Radio Astronomy...
Explore the Cosmos with CIERA
DONORS LAUNCH MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE DURING SPECIAL-ACCESS TRIP TO ARIZONA OBSERVATORY New and long-time donors to the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in...
What makes gamma-ray bursts blink on and off?
The most energetic events in the universe have a strange habit of going silent mid-blast, stumping astrophysicists. But new simulations suggest a surprising answer....
Carolyn Porco Presents 13th Annual CIERA Public Lecture
On October 6, Dr. Carolyn Porco, an award-winning planetary scientist, leader of Cassini’s imaging team, and veteran imaging team member on the1980s Voyager mission...
CIERA Hosts SEDM & ZTF
From October 18 – 21, Northwestern University hosted team meetings for the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) and SEDMv2. Given the close relationship between these...
CIERA Alum Carl Rodriguez wins Packard Fellowship
Carl Rodriguez, CIERA Physics PhD Alum (2016), was selected as a 2022 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering, an honor presented to early-career faculty...
Brightest-ever gamma-ray burst breaks records
Once-in-a-lifetime event was likely generated by a massive star collapse Affectionately referred to as the B.O.A.T. (“brightest of all time”), the powerful explosion occurred...
The 2023 APS Francis M. Pipkin Award Has Been Given to Andrew Geraci
Andrew Geraci, Associate Professor at Northwestern University and a member of the core faculty of CIERA, was selected as the recipient of the 2023...
CIERA welcomes DSFP back to Northwestern
Six years after the inaugural meeting, Northwestern hosted the LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program for the third time the week of September 20th. With...
REACH 2022 Sessions Back In-Person
Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School Students (REACH) is a highly interactive, 3-week program (with an optional 3-week extension) that provides...