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Ghostly Galaxy NGC 1052-DF2

Researchers find a galaxy without dark matter

A Yale-led research team has discovered a galaxy that contains no dark...
Extreme Precision Spectrometer (EXPRES) Image

Yale’s EXPRES instrument ready to find the next Earth analog

A new, ground-based spectrometer designed and built at Yale represents the...

Tinsley Award winner announced

Sarah Millholland is the winner of this year’s Tinsley Award for the best...

American Astronomical Society (AAS) names Debra Fischer as Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecturer

With support from the Kavli Foundation, the Vice-Presidents of the...
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