Climate of Mars, past and future: a CIERA Interdisciplinary Colloquium by Edwin Kite
On February 21, 2023, 82 individuals gathered to hear Dr. Edwin Kite, who studies the evolution of rocky planets, present CIERA’s Interdisciplinary Colloquium....
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Northwestern to host gravitational-wave researchers from around the globe
Two public events offered March 14 in conjunction with working conference Gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of spacetime first predicted by Albert...
Postdoc Anna Childs discusses M-dwarfs on SETI Live Broadcast
On Thursday, February 9, CIERA Postdoc Anna Childs was invited onto SETI Live (weekly live-streamed discussions about ongoing research, education projects, and science news)...
Wen-fai Fong named ‘Rising Star’ by Astronomy Magazine
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...
CIERA Alum Daniel Anglés-Alcázar wins Cottrell Scholar Award
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has named 25 early career scholars as recipients of its 2023 Cottrell Scholar Awards. Founded in 1912 by educator,...
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
A green-hued comet has made its closest approach to Earth, wowing night sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere who caught a glimpse of the...
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...
CIERA REU Students Present at 241st Meeting of the AAS
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...
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...
Ultracool dwarf binary stars break records
Astrophysicists discover the closest and oldest ultracool dwarf binary ever observed Northwestern University and the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) astrophysicists...
Research Student Madeline Oh Named a Top 300 Teen Scientist by Regeneron Science Talent Search
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,...
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...