
Northwestern scientists launch projects using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
With the release of its first images yesterday, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is one giant step closer to launching its Legacy...
With the release of its first images yesterday, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is one giant step closer to launching its Legacy...
Rubin will observe more variable stars than any previous observatory, enabling investigations into the mechanisms that drive their varying brightness and mapping the outer...
Professor Vicky Kalogera examines Northwestern’s ambitions in astrophysics, AI and data science. Photo Credit: Shane Collins/Northwestern University Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are...
CIERA graduate student Nicole Flors was awarded a prestigious Computational Science Graduate Fellowship by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The fellowship is designed...
On April 8, 2025, Northwestern Information Technology (NUIT) hosted its annual CoDEx Symposium, a full-day event that brings together researchers from across campus to...
Each year, the Sydney Institute for Astronomy (SIfA) at the University of Sydney invites an internationally renowned speaker to deliver their Hunstead lecture series,...
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...
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...
Over the weekend of October 5 and 6, 2024, the Chicago chapter of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge returned for its second year,...
For the second consecutive year, the Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School Students (REACH) program welcomed a record number of participants...
SkAI Institute will develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution A large multi-institutional collaboration, led by Northwestern University, has received a $20 million...
Adam Miller will use the funding to explore the explosions of white dwarf stars Northwestern University astrophysicist Adam A. Miller has received a 2024 Early Career...