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Artist's conception of Kepler-186f, the first validated Earth-size planet to orbit a distant star in the habitable zone.

Yale joins new NASA team searching for life outside the solar system

Thu, 04/23/2015
NASA has enlisted Professor Debra Fischer and her research group for the Nexus for Exoplanet System Science (NExSS), a national collaboration of scientists that seeks a new...
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Professor Marla Geha named 2015 Guggenheim Fellow

Tue, 04/21/2015
Professor Marla Geha has been selected for a 2015 Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. She was one of 175 Fellows selected from more than 3100 applicants.  ...

Cluster Filled with Dark Matter May House 'Failed Galaxies'

Tue, 02/24/2015
To study them, Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University and his colleagues used the Dragonfly Telephoto Array in New Mexico… Excerpt from Space; To read entire article...

Astronomers discover a replica solar system

Tue, 01/27/2015
Scientists have located an ancient solar system, dating back to the dawn of the galaxy, which appears to be a miniature version of the inner planets in our own solar system....

Black hole on a diet creates a 'changing look' quasar

Thu, 01/22/2015
Yale University astronomers have identified the first “changing look” quasar, a gleaming object in deep space that appears to have its own dimmer switch…

Yale Professor Says Astronomers Ready for Next Step in Finding Alien Life

Tue, 01/06/2015
A Yale University professor, citing the discoveries of more Earth-like planets around nearby stars, says the next step is finding out which ones could harbor life. WTNH -...
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Astronomy Graduate Students featured in Yale Graduate School Newsletter

Tue, 12/02/2014
Astronomy graduate students Erica Nelson and Joel Leja were featured in a student profile article of Yale’s December 5, 2014 GSAS Newsletter.  See below for direct URL.