Honor recognizes 25 distinguished early career astronomers Astronomy Magazine named Northwestern University astrophysicist Wen-fai Fong to its list of “Rising Stars in Astronomy,” an honor recognizing...
Students from CIERA’s summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program presented their research projects at the 241st American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting. The conference...
Eighteen-year-old Madeline Oh, a research student working with Vicky Kalogera and co-advised with former CIERA Fellow Maya Fishbach and current graduate student Chase Kimball,...
Large and complex data sets are often filled with hidden gems waiting to be discovered. In a joint venture with Northwestern IT’s Research...
On December 1, 2022, 55 individuals gathered to hear Professor Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano present CIERA’s Interdisciplinary Colloquium. His talk, “Extremely Cool Detectors on a...
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...
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...
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...
This summer, CIERA hosted 14 undergraduate students as a part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, providing students with the opportunity to...
CIERA’s Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program provides middle and high school teachers opportunities to engage in cutting-edge astronomy research, and help them translate...
Ariadna Murguia Berthier, NASA Hubble Fellow at CIERA, was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Robert J. Trumpler Award, an award which is presented...
Simple simulation accidentally leads to X-shaped galaxy for first time When astronomers use radio telescopes to gaze into the night sky, they typically see...
