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...
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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,...
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)...
Falling stardust, wobbly jets explain blinking gamma ray bursts
New simulation also shows gamma ray bursts are 10 times rarer than previously thought A Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists has developed the first-ever...
Wandering star disrupts stellar nursery
Event provides new evidence that traveling stars can form binary systems From a zoomed out, distant view, star-forming cloud L483 appears normal. But when...
Dying Stars’ Cocoons Might Explain Fast Blue Optical Transients
Ever since they were discovered in 2018, fast blue optical transients (FBOTs) have utterly surprised and completely confounded both observational and theoretical astrophysicists. So...
Kilonova afterglow potentially spotted for first time
Strange ‘sonic boom’ accompanied unprecedented event For the first time, Northwestern University-led astronomers may have detected an afterglow from a kilonova. A kilonova occurs...
Wen-fai Fong named Sloan Research Fellow
Young researchers ‘represent the scientific leaders of tomorrow’ Six Northwestern faculty members representing three schools have been awarded a prestigious 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship from...
Wen-fai Fong receives Cottrell Scholar Award
Fong will use teacher-scholar award to study the origins of fast radio bursts Northwestern University astrophysicist Wen-fai Fong has received a 2022 Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research...
Nearly 1,000 mysterious strands revealed in Milky Way’s center
Image Credit: Northwestern University/SARAO/Oxford University ‘A watershed in furthering our understanding of these structures,’ researcher says An unprecedented new telescope image of the Milky...