Watch distant worlds dance around their sun
Stunning new time lapse video shows 12 years of exoplanets orbiting their star In 2008, HR8799 was the first extrasolar planetary system ever directly...
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First exoplanet detected with Gaia satellite found to be undergoing nuclear fusion
An international team of scientists including CIERA Professor Jason Wang have used the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia satellite to detect a new exoplanet undergoing...
Professor Dave Meyer retires after 35 years at Northwestern
On December 31, 2022, Professor Dave Meyer, co-founding Director of CIERA, retired after 35 years at Northwestern. Dave joined the Northwestern Physics and Astronomy...
Researchers develop Firefly: an innovation in interactive particle visualization
Large and complex data sets are often filled with hidden gems waiting to be discovered. In a joint venture with Northwestern IT’s Research...
Graduate Student Jillian Rastinejad Spotlighted on NASA Universe
On December 15, 2022, the NASA Universe Twitter account featured graduate student Jillian Rastinejad in a thread that received over 125,000 views. In the post,...