New finding appears to be universal across insects, mammals and humans
When a magnet is heated up, it reaches a critical point where it loses magnetization. Called “criticality,” this point of high complexity is reached when a physical object is …
Although dark matter makes up 27% of the universe, astronomers have been unable to observe it directly.
Now, in a new study, an international team of researchers including Northwestern University astrophysicists has found that upcoming images from NASA’s Nancy Grace …
Northwestern University is building students’ data literacy while providing unique experiential learning opportunities to drive social good.
Launched in September 2021 and powered by funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Metropolitan Chicago Data-Science Corps (MCDC) empowers undergraduate students …
Northwestern astrophysicist Wen-fai Fong will receive the 2024 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. She is recognized for her leadership of foundational work that is greatly advancing our understanding of explosive astrophysical transients and …
Intense flashes of light, not mass, resolve the puzzle of impossible brightness
When scientists viewed the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) first images of the universe’s earliest galaxies, they were shocked. The young galaxies appeared too bright, too massive and …
Longest time-lapse footage of an exoplanet to date was assembled from real data
A Northwestern University astrophysicist has created the longest time-lapse video of an exoplanet to date.
Constructed from real data, the footage shows Beta Pictoris b — a …