Stellar collisions produce strange, zombie-like survivors
New research traces the fates of stars living near the Milky Way’s central black hole Despite their ancient ages, some stars orbiting the Milky...
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CIERA professor and two postdoctoral alumni named Sloan Research Fellows
Young researchers represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow Two Northwestern faculty members and two CIERA alumni have been awarded a prestigious 2024 Sloan Research...
Space-based gravitational-wave detector is adopted by European Space Agency
Northwestern astrophysicist is member of international team working on new detector Gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time first predicted by...
Searching for dark matter in gaps between stars
Astronomers anticipate upcoming images of the Andromeda galaxy may hold vital clues Although dark matter makes up 27% of the universe, astronomers have been...
‘Blob-like’ home of farthest-known fast radio burst is collection of seven galaxies
Hubble Space Telescope reveals curious birthplace of record-breaking blast In summer 2022, astronomers detected the most powerful fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed. And...
Prof Mohseni named to National Academy of Inventors
On December 12, 2023, the National Academy of Inventors announced its 2023 Class of Fellows, comprised of 162 academic inventors. Three of these new...
Graduate student Imran Sultan wins global photography competition
‘I love sharing the wonders of our universe with others through my astrophotography’ Although his work blurs the boundary between art and science, Imran...
‘Teenage galaxies’ are unusually hot, glowing with unexpected elements
JWST unexpectedly reveals nickel and oxygen, which are typically difficult to observe Similar to human teenagers, teenage galaxies are awkward, experience growth spurts and...
First supernova detected, confirmed, classified and shared by AI
New artificial intelligence tool removes humans from entire search, discovery process A fully automated process, including a brand-new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, has...
Bursts of star formation explain mysterious brightness at cosmic dawn
Intense flashes of light, not mass, resolve the puzzle of impossible brightness When scientists viewed the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) first images of...
The Symphony of the Universe
Darsan Swaroop Bellie uses original jazz compositions to communicate scientific concepts Jazz and astronomy might seem worlds apart, but Darsan Swaroop Bellie has found...
Black holes eat faster than previously expected
New finding might explain why quasars flare and fade so quickly A new Northwestern University-led study is changing the way astrophysicists understand the eating...