X-shaped radio galaxies might form more simply than expected
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...
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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...
LSST observations of tidal disruption events may uncover existence of dark matter particles
New study shows how the LSST may provide answers in the search for dark matter A team including researchers from Stony Brook University, the...
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)...
CIERA student’s paper highlighted by NASA’s SOFIA Science Center
Paper published by CIERA student chosen to be highlighted by NASA’s SOFIA Science Center Recently, NASA’s SOFIA Science Center highlighted a 2021 paper published...
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...
CIERA Faculty member successfully launches new conference on Intermediate-Mass Black Holes
Dr. Giacomo Fragione, CIERA Researcher and Research Assistant Professor recently organized CIERA’s first conference centered around intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs). The Intermediate-Mass Black Holes:...
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...