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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...

Natarajan wins 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics

Thu, 01/16/2025
Yale astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan has won the prestigious 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics for her path-breaking research focused on the invisible universe...

NASA astrophysicist opened inaugural Tinsley Workshop

Sun, 10/27/2024
Julia Levy writes about the the inaugural Tinsley Workshop’s Keynote Public Talk featuring Dr. Jane Rigby, an astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. 

Discoveries and debates surrounding the formation of the first black holes in the Universe

Thu, 10/24/2024
Discoveries and debates surrounding the formation of the first black holes in the Universe from a recent KITP conference discuss the work of astrophysicist Priyamvada...

3-2-1 liftoff! ‘Rocket Science for Everyone’ soars at Yale Online

Wed, 10/09/2024
Astrophysicist Marla Geha’s new Yale Online course about rocket science is, ahem, skyrocketing in popularity. Yale astrophysicist Marla Geha was visiting U.S. Space Command...

The SAGA saga: Putting the Milky Way’s ‘peculiarities’ into context

Wed, 09/25/2024
A trio of new studies suggests the Milky Way has a unique configuration of satellite galaxies surrounding it. A long-term survey of small, “satellite” galaxies that orbit...

Office Hours with… Earl Bellinger

Thu, 09/12/2024
In an interview, Yale astronomer Earl Bellinger discusses the interiors of stars and the music they make. Earl Bellinger, an assistant professor of astronomy in Yale’s...