SkAI Institute will develop AI tools and accelerate astronomy’s data-driven revolution.
A large multi-institutional collaboration, led by Northwestern University, has received a $20 million grant to develop and apply new artificial intelligence (AI) tools to astrophysics research and deep space …
Ever since learning the surface of the planet Mars is cold and dead, scientists have wondered if there was a way to
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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 …
Milwaukee native plans to pursue a career as a gravitational wave physicist
Theoretical physicist and Northwestern University alumnus Andrew Laeuger ’23 has been named a 2024 Hertz Fellow by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.
Laeuger, now at the California …
Most people have heard the famous phrase “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
Now, Northwestern University researchers have used statistical physics to confirm the theory that underlies this famous axiom.
The study was published May 3 in the …
On April 8, the much-hyped total solar eclipse arrives, passing across North America. These dramatic celestial spectacles — in which the moon completely blocks out the sun — have long captured attention, shaping history and the way we understand space.…
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 …
JWST unexpectedly reveals nickel and oxygen, which are typically difficult to observe
Similar to human teenagers, teenage galaxies are awkward, experience growth spurts and enjoy heavy metal — nickel, that is.
A Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists has just analyzed …
As the first Argentinian to receive the honor, Northwestern senior will study mathematical physics at Oxford
Northwestern University student Nia Robles Del Pino has been named a 2024 Global Rhodes Scholar — one of only two students selected worldwide among …
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 …