CIERA Member Publishes New Astronomy Textbook
CIERA’s Aaron Geller has published a new astrophysics textbook, written together with collaborators Nathan Leigh and Taeho Ryu. The book, titled Dawn of the...
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Local teachers gain CIERA research experience to apply in the classroom
With students on summer break, four Chicago educators became the learners for the six-week Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program at the Center for...
Cosmic breadcrumb trail reveals hidden dark matter
Update (Aug 14, 2026): This research was recently featured by CNN. For billions of years, an ancient star cluster has been slowly unraveling, leaving...
Astronomers witness cosmic recycling system in action
An international team of scientists, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, has captured an unprecedented view of a dying star’s remains in the act of being...
CIERA brings academia-industry discussion to annual SciPy conference
Every year, users and developers of an open-source library of coding tools and algorithms — known as Scientific Python — gather for a conference...
New Tech Council bridges gap between academia and industry
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Exploration in Astrophysics (CIERA) Tech Council had its inaugural meeting April 13. The new 9-member group will...
Four CIERA students awarded $10,000 each from NASA-funded grant program
Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) graduate students Alice Cai, Charles Gibson, Josh Harry, and Andy Marszewski are four of 28...
Astronomers discover how giant planet survived its star’s death
When astronomers discovered a giant planet orbiting a dead star in 2020, they wondered how it survived its star’s violent demise. Now, observations...
Famous ‘Pink Planet’ harbors a salty surprise
James Webb Space Telescope finds salt clouds surround one of the coldest objects ever studied Northwestern University-led astronomers have discovered salty skies surrounding the...
CIERA Connections: Academic research skills pave path to computer science industry
Former member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA), Francesca Valsecchi, Ph.D., as well as CIERA Tech Council Member, Angus...
Elena González Prieto awarded Northwestern Presidential Fellowship
On June 22 The Graduate School (TGS) of Northwestern University announced CIERA Graduate Student Elena González Prieto as one of only six awarded the...
Found: Milky Way black hole’s missing wind
The half-century-long search is finally over, opening a new window into the physics at play in the center of the galaxy The hunt...