Galaxy Formation, Intergalactic Medium, Active Galactic Nuclei, Galaxy-Black Hole Coevolution, Galaxy Clusters, Early Universe, Dark Matter
Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MSSL/R.Soria et al, Optical: AURA/Gemini OBs
The most obvious large structures in the Universe are the galaxies, which over the span of cosmic time have been the nexus for both the evolution of stars and large-scale structure in the Universe. CIERA researchers are engaged in understanding both the evolution of the galaxies and the environments they are embedded in, as well as the stellar populations they are comprised of and the supermassive black holes they host.
Research at CIERA
CIERA researchers work on understanding the origins of structure in the Universe. Professor Faucher-Giguère’s group develops sophisticated cosmological hydrodynamic simulations of galaxy formation. The simulations are used to answer a wide variety of science questions, including how star formation is regulated in galaxies, how galaxies interact with the circum-galactic medium and the intergalactic medium, and how galaxies and their black holes co-evolve.
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Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Discovered in March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility’s wide-field survey camera at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age — about 50,000 years ago.
Imran Sultan
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Discovered in March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility’s wide-field survey camera at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age — about 50,000 years ago.
Imran Sultan
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Discovered in March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility’s wide-field survey camera at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age — about 50,000 years ago.
Imran Sultan
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Discovered in March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility’s wide-field survey camera at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age — about 50,000 years ago.
Imran Sultan
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Discovered in March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility’s wide-field survey camera at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age — about 50,000 years ago.
Imran Sultan
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Graduate student’s photos of green comet featured in major media outlets
Discovered in March by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility’s wide-field survey camera at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age — about 50,000 years ago.
Imran Sultan
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