21 undergraduates conduct summer research with REU and ISG
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) 2023 This summer, CIERA hosted 15 undergraduate students from 12 different institutions as a part of the Research Experiences...
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Astronomer Evenings continue strong in 2023
On the last Friday of each month, Dearborn Observatory is open to anyone to come in, meet, and interact with CIERA researchers and students....
CIERA hosts inaugural Astro Imaging Workshop
On Monday, July 31, approximately 30 experts in image processing and astronomy gathered at Northwestern for the inaugural Astro Imaging Workshop. Hosted by CIERA...
Graduate students hold astronomy workshop series for local educators
Over the past spring and summer, Chicago-area teachers learned about various astronomical topics and connected with fellow educators in the community through a series...
Unprecedented gamma-ray burst explained by long-lived jet
First large-scale numerical simulation of black hole-neutron star merger matches puzzling observations Last year, Northwestern University researchers uncovered new observational evidence that long gamma-ray...
Prof Wen-fai Fong Named AT&T Research Fellow
On July 31, 2023, CIERA Professor Wen-fai Fong was selected as an AT&T Research Fellow by Northwestern’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. This...
Code/Astro workshop brings together programmers from around the world
From July 10 to July 14, 2023 49 in-person and 38 remote participants from around the world attended the 4th annual Code/Astro workshop, a...
Gravity Spy research paper wins prestigious Spanish data science award
Our interdisciplinary Citizen Science work is making international waves. On July 3, 2023, the BBVA Foundation’s Statistics and Operations Research Society awarded Northwestern researchers...
Vicky Kalogera is thrilled by the extraordinary
For the final assignment of her science journalism course, fourth year Northwestern journalism student Katie Liu was inspired to speak to CIERA Director Dr....
Unveiling the origins of merging black holes in galaxies like our own
International team sheds light on enigmatic nature of these celestial ‘beasts’ Northwestern University astrophysicists are part of an international team of scientists using advanced...
Exotic stars enable scientists to tune into the hum of a cosmic symphony
Hum holds evidence of record-breaking gravitational waves An international team of researchers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, have used a galaxy-sized tool composed of 68...
Stellar demolition derby births powerful gamma-ray burst
Never-before-seen scenario suggests a new way to destroy a star Artist’s Impression of a gamma-ray burst. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick/M. Zamani While searching...