May 2020 News

Ahoy! ‘Oumuamua may be a hydrogen iceberg

Fri, 05/29/2020
‘Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object to pass through Earth’s solar system, has been called many things: a comet, an asteroid, a cigar-shaped spaceship. Now it has a...

Under pressure, black holes feast

Fri, 05/22/2020
A new, Yale-led study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure. It has been known for some time that when distant galaxies — and the...

Congratulations Class of 2020

Mon, 05/18/2020
To all of our Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 graduates, we congratulate you on successfully completing your degrees! The last few months have shown us many challenges, but...

Pieter van Dokkum Receives Natural Sciences Graduate Mentor Award

Tue, 05/12/2020
Each year, Yale’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) recognizes faculty members who are exceptional advocates for the professional, scholarly and personal...