CIERA Welcomes New Faculty Members: Allison Strom and Jason Wang
This fall, we are excited to welcome Allison Strom and Jason Wang to CIERA as a new core faculty members. Allison Strom joins Northwestern and CIERA...
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RET 2022 Completion of a Successful First Year
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...
Northwestern astrophysicist contributes to Webb’s first exoplanet image
Jason Wang helped the team reveal the planet hidden behind its host star’s glare For the first time, a team of astronomers — including...
The Recipient of the 2022 Robert J. Trumpler Award is Dr. Ariadna Murguia Berthier
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...
X-shaped radio galaxies might form more simply than expected
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...
A quick jump into space — and back — for pictures of ‘star stuff’
Northwestern rocket grabs images of a supernova remnant On Aug. 21, a NASA-funded team that includes Northwestern faculty and students launched the “Micro-X” rocket...
LSST observations of tidal disruption events may uncover existence of dark matter particles
New study shows how the LSST may provide answers in the search for dark matter A team including researchers from Stony Brook University, the...
Northwestern rocket to image supernova remnant
Project will study how the explosion spreads ‘star stuff’ throughout the galaxy A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars — well,...
Women astronomers leading the revolution
New book shares the stories of women astronomers as they revolutionize a historically male-dominated field The Sky Is for Everyone (published June 21st, 2022...
Stars determine their own masses
Simulations show why stars formed in different environments have similar masses Last year, a team of astrophysicists including key members from Northwestern University launched...
Explosive neutron star merger captured for first time in millimeter light
Flash is one of the most energetic short-duration gamma-ray bursts ever observed For the first time, scientists have recorded millimeter-wavelength light from a fiery...
Northwestern astrophysicists snag early time on James Webb Space Telescope
Researchers will study star formation and chemical makeup of distant galaxies After releasing its first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)...