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 …
Three Weinberg College faculty members have been awarded a prestigious 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The recipients were economist Piotr Dworczak, astrophysicist Wen-fai Fong, and mathematician Yuchen Liu. They were selected for their …
Northwestern University astrophysicist Wen-fai Fong has received a 2022 Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), the United States’ first foundation wholly dedicated to science.
Fong is among a diverse group of 24 early career scholars …
An unprecedented new telescope image of the Milky Way galaxy’s turbulent center has revealed nearly 1,000 mysterious strands, inexplicably dangling in space.
Stretching up to 150 light years long, the one-dimensional strands (or filaments) are found in pairs and clusters, …
For the first time ever, astronomers have imaged in real time the dramatic end to a red supergiant’s life — watching the massive star’s rapid self-destruction and final death throes before collapsing into a type II supernova.
Led by researchers …
Twenty-five years in the making, the $10 billion telescope is an unprecedented observatory for space exploration. Unlike Hubble, the James Webb Space Telescope will work in infrared light, providing astronomers — including Northwestern’s Farhad Yusef-Zadeh — with the ability to …
An international team of researchers that includes Professor Vicky Kalogera, the principal investigator of Northwestern’s LSC group, director of CIERA and the Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has released the largest-ever catalog of gravitational-wave events.
The …
Weinberg College welcomes Assistant Professor of Instruction Jenna Smith to the Department of Physics and Astronomy!
Smith recently gave some insight into her background in physics and why she chose to teach at Northwestern. In addition to teaching, Smith will …
Weinberg College welcomes Assistant Professor Adam Miller to the Department of Physics and Astronomy!
Miller recently offered insight into his background, recent work, and past accomplishments. He is a fellow for the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics …
Assistant Professor Wen-fai Fong, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has received the prestigious 2021 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
The foundation named Fong and 19 others as the nation’s …