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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 “tail” — are giving researchers...

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 eye doctor...

Astronomers take a second look at twin star systems

Wed, 05/14/2025
Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by. Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive black holes, or “hot Jupiters,” astronomers can...

Priya Natarajan, one of 12 awardees of the 2025 Suffrage Science Awards honouring pioneering women in Engineering and the Physical Sciences

Mon, 03/10/2025
The scheme began in 2011 with a focus on women in the Life Sciences starting with a group of 11 women. It has since expanded and in 2014, one of the awardees was our own Vice...

Two Yalies receive prestigious Churchill scholarship

Thu, 02/13/2025
Two members of the Yale community — Noemi Guerra, a 2024 Yale College graduate, and Andy Nilipour, a senior studying astrophysics and mathematics — are among 18 individuals...

Bullseye! Yale-led team finds a giant galaxy with a record nine rings

Tue, 02/04/2025
A Yale-led research group has discovered “Bullseye,” a galaxy with nine rings that may help astronomers better understand galaxy evolution and dark matter. A Yale-led team of...