As NASA’s new James Webb Space Telescope is officially transitioning into scientific operations, Northwestern University astrophysicists Allison Strom and Farhad Yusef-Zadeh will have early access to the device within the next month. Strom will lead the CECILIA (Chemical Evolution Constrained …
A team of Northwestern astrophysicists has developed the first-ever full 3D simulation of a “collapstar” — the entire evolution of a jet formed by a collapsing star. The paper was published on June 29 in Astrophysical Journal Letters and featured …
New findings from a team of Northwestern University astrophysicists provide insight into binary star formation and how magnetic fields influence the earliest stages of developing stars. Using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), the researchers were able to take …
A team of Northwestern researchers may have identified an afterglow from a kilonova — a cosmic event that only happens when two neutron stars collide. The merger event in question, named GW170817, occurred three and a half years ago. The …