Phil Plait Presents 12th Annual CIERA Public Lecture
On October 14, Phil Plait, astronomer and best-selling author, presented a public lecture titled Strange New Worlds: Is Earth Special? Prior to the lecture,...
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REACH Continues to Grow!
The Research Experiences in Astronomy at CIERA for High School students provided an interactive, hands-on astronomy research experience for high school students remotely this...
Alumnus Dr. K. Chris Oh Integrates Physics Education in his Career
When I arrived at Northwestern in 1990 from my family’s home in Malaysia, I was driven by two passions: to learn science at the...
New Issue of “LIGO Magazine” Features Gravitational Wave Article by Eve Chase
The 18th issue (March 2021) of LIGO Magazine is available for download: https://www.ligo.org/magazine/LIGO-magazine-issue18.pdf In this issue, CIERA’s Eve Chase and Caitlin Rose (University of...
CIERA Astronomy LIVE Debuts on YouTube
On January 29, 2021, CIERA debuted its new public outreach event CIERA Astronomy LIVE to an audience of about 45 people. The YouTube live...
Planets to appear nearly aligned creating ‘Christmas star’ last widely visible 800 years ago
When something inordinately rare or unexpected happens, it is said “the planets aligned.” On Dec. 21, the winter solstice, two planets will appear nearly...
Shane Larson Presents Virtual Public Lecture on the Milky Way
On October 28, CIERA’s Shane Larson presented a public lecture titled A Storm of Stars: A Living History of the Milky Way in a...
CIERA High School Summer Research Experience in Astronomy Goes Remote!
The CIERA High School Summer Research Experience in Astronomy at Northwestern provided an interactive, hands-on astronomy research experience for high school students remotely this...
Launching SCOPE, a Free Online Science Communication Program
Free and open to any graduate student, SCOPE is an NSF-funded online science communication program designed for graduate students without access to in person...
Remote Learning Resources Available on New Reach for the Stars Website
Over the course of last summer, the Reach for the Stars program teamed up with educators across the country to revise hundreds of lesson...
Earthquake Detective Featured by sustainNU in Citizen Science Project Spotlight
As part of their Virtual Earth Month celebration, each week sustainNU will highlight two new research projects on biology, climate, history, nature, social sciences,...
Students from Chicago’s Off the Street Club Visit Dearborn Observatory
CIERA staff, Board of Visitors, and graduate students organized a visit to Dearborn Observatory on the Northwestern University campus for children in the Off...