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To ‘Infinity’ and beyond — a look at a newborn black hole
Tue, 07/15/2025
A Yale-led astronomy team may have discovered the first direct evidence of a supermassive black hole just after it formed — in a galaxy they’re calling ...
Priya Natarajan - Carnegie Corporation of New York's 2025 Class of Great Immigrants, Great Americans
Thu, 06/26/2025
Twenty Distinguished Naturalized Citizens Honored as Carnegie Corporation of New York Celebrates 20 Years of Great Immigrants, Great Americans Tribute. Since 2006, the...
This ‘jellyfish’ has bunny ears — and swims in a galaxy cluster
Wed, 06/25/2025
Astronomers have discovered a “jellyfish” galaxy whose unusual shape and internal mechanisms — including distinctive “bunny ears” and an inner...
Study: Roman Telescope may be transformative in better defining dark matter
Thu, 06/12/2025
In a new study, Yale’s Priyamvada Natarajan and other astronomers predict the new Roman telescope will elevate the ability to study dark matter. Like going to the...

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