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Time’s ‘100 Most Influential’ list features a pair of Yale professors

Wed, 04/17/2024
Akiko Iwasaki and Priyamvada Natarajan are part of 2024’s Time 100, a list that includes leaders of government, the arts, athletics, science, and industry. Two Yale faculty...

Astronomers find a tiny star system with a tantalizing story to tell

Fri, 04/05/2024
Astronomers find a tiny star system with a tantalizing story to tell If confirmed as a galaxy, the system would be the faintest galaxy ever discovered — and may suggest that...

Yale’s new 51 Pegasi b fellow will explore origins of ‘hot’ Jupiters

Wed, 04/03/2024
Quang Tran, a new recipient of the prestigious 51 Pegasi b fellowship who will join Yale this fall as a postdoctoral fellow, has begun a promising line of research on the...

Yale Astronomy members contribute to guide for aspiring astrophysicists

Thu, 12/07/2023
Congratulations to the current and alumni members of the Yale Astronomy and Physics departments for their contributions to the book “Astronomy as a Field: A Guide for...

Astronomers find ‘tilted’ planets even in pristine solar systems

Tue, 11/28/2023
Understanding that even planets in pristine solar systems have some orbital tilt puts Earth’s solar system into a larger perspective, researchers say. Scientists have long...

Yale astronomer leads the way to the oldest known X-ray quasar

Mon, 11/06/2023
Astronomers have found the oldest-known X-ray quasar in the universe — and its properties align exactly with predictions for a new class of distant objects made by Yale...

Searching for extraterrestrial life — by keeping an eye on exploding stars

Mon, 07/31/2023
In a new study, Yale undergrad Andy Nilipour used supernovae to narrow the search for alien civilizations. When you’re searching the skies for signs of extraterrestrial...