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Physics and Astronomy Webinar: Thursday, Nov. 21

Thu, 11/14/2019
Learn more about our PhD programs and application from faculty and students. Click here to view the webinar from Thursday, November 21st.
Supermassive Black Hole

Growing old together: a sharper look at black holes and their host galaxies

Mon, 09/30/2019
Some relationships are written in the stars. That’s definitely the case for supermassive black holes and their host galaxies, according to a new study from Yale University....

Get ready for more interstellar objects, Yale astronomers say

Thu, 09/26/2019
Gregory Laughlin and Malena Rice weren’t exactly surprised a few weeks ago when they learned that a second interstellar object had made its way into our solar system. The...

LUNATICK - Priya Natarajan, sculptor Sir Antony Gormley and Acute Art UK on view at the Ca'Rezzonico Gallery

Thu, 09/12/2019
Priya Natarajan’s inter-disciplinary project in collaboration with the sculptor Sir Antony Gormley and Acute Art UK - LUNATICK - an immersive VR experience is...

Finding a cosmic fog within shattered intergalactic ‘pancakes’

Tue, 08/13/2019
To understand the most ordinary matter in the universe — and the extraordinary things that happen to it — a Yale-led team of astronomers took a deep dive into the cosmic fog...

REVU puts ‘boots on the ground’ to get vets research experience

Tue, 08/13/2019
Sometimes, being all that you can be requires a lab coat and a tank full of fruit flies. Or perhaps, after serving your country, what you need most is a state-of-the-art...

Cold quasars could rewrite our understanding of a galaxy’s lifecycle

Thu, 06/13/2019
Astronomers have discovered a new class of “cold quasars” that could change our perception of how galaxies mature. The discovery was announced June 12 at the annual meeting...