On December 1, 2022, 55 individuals gathered to hear Professor Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano present CIERA’s Interdisciplinary Colloquium. His talk, “Extremely Cool Detectors on a...
Long gamma-ray bursts can be generated by neutron star mergers, study finds For nearly two decades, astrophysicists have believed that long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs)...
One of just two finalists, team receives $3 million from NASA to refine its proposed mission NASA has selected STAR-X, a space mission proposed to...
Most robust inventory to date catalogs SGRBs’ host galaxies, characteristics A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has developed the most extensive inventory to date...
The most energetic events in the universe have a strange habit of going silent mid-blast, stumping astrophysicists. But new simulations suggest a surprising answer....
Once-in-a-lifetime event was likely generated by a massive star collapse Affectionately referred to as the B.O.A.T. (“brightest of all time”), the powerful explosion occurred...
Jason Wang helped the team reveal the planet hidden behind its host star’s glare For the first time, a team of astronomers — including...
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...
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...
New study shows how the LSST may provide answers in the search for dark matter A team including researchers from Stony Brook University, the...
Project will study how the explosion spreads ‘star stuff’ throughout the galaxy A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars — well,...
Simulations show why stars formed in different environments have similar masses Last year, a team of astrophysicists including key members from Northwestern University launched...
