News

‘We are all connected’: Building bridges to careers in astrophysics

Fri, 06/21/2024
An award-winning nonprofit co-founded by a Yale astronomer creates opportunities in astrophysics for students from Central America and the Caribbean. When he’s not searching...

Yale Astrophysics Major AJ LaConte Wins Free Tuition from Cards Against Humanity

Fri, 05/03/2024
CHICAGO (April 25, 2024) — Best-selling party game Cards Against Humanity announced today that it awarded its ninth full-tuition scholarship to undergraduate Yale freshman AJ...

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...