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Data Science Fellowship Program | LSST Discovery Alliance Learn about the LSST-DA Data Science Fellowship, which positions graduate students to master the challenges posed by large astronomy datasets.

🚀 Ready to launch your career in data-driven astronomy?
Apply now to become an LSST-DA Data Science Fellow—but don’t wait, the deadline is March 27! bit.ly/4rKEmzQ
#DataScience #Fellowship #GraduateSchool #Astronomy #LSST #CIERA #NorthwesternU

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🎉 Congratulations to CIERA Director Vicky Kalogera, recipient of Northwestern’s Daniel I. Linzer Award for Faculty Excellence in Service! The award will be presented Feb 16, 2026, at the Faculty Awards Reception. 👏 #CIERA #FacultyExcellence

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Cosmic crash caught on camera In an unprecedented celestial event, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) captured the dramatic aftermath of colliding space rocks within a nearby planetary system. When astronomers initially spotted a...

Hubble has imaged the aftermath of two rare collisions between rocky bodies in the nearby planetary system—events once thought to happen only every 100,000 years. CIERA member Jason Wang helped confirm the discovery. bit.ly/4s66Pl1 #Science #Astrophysics #CIERA

A discovery fit for Star Wars: CIERA astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like planet orbiting two suns — and it’s closer to its stars than any other directly imaged planet in a binary system. 🌟🌟🪐https://bit.ly/4q8Dfto
@thejason.wang #Exoplanets #Astronomy #Northwestern #CIERA

Only 5 days left to apply!

CIERA Postdoctoral Associate applications close Dec 15, 2025, 11:59 PM (CT). Take the next step in your astrophysics career.

Learn more and apply: ciera.northwestern.edu/opportunities

#Postdoc #Astrophysics #CIERA #STEMCareers #AstronomyJobs

There’s still time to apply! CIERA Postdoctoral Associate applications are open until Dec 15, 2025, 11:59 PM (CT). Learn more and apply bit.ly/48W5PbL

#Postdoc #Astrophysics #CIERA #STEMCareers #AstronomyJobs

Just under 3 weeks left to apply for a CIERA Postdoctoral Associate position! Enjoy Thanksgiving and start your application when you’re back: bit.ly/48W5PbL
Deadline: Dec 15, 2025, 11:59 PM CT.

#Postdoc #CIERA #Northwestern #AstronomyJobs

CIERA is thrilled to welcome three new members to our community! JJ Carrasco joins our Core Faculty and Tim Kovachy and Alexander Edison join as Associate Faculty.Excited for the discoveries ahead!
#CIERA #Northwestern #Astrophysics #Physics #Astronomy #ResearchExcellence

Pair of black hole mergers sheds new light on their formation, evolution New observations of extreme deep-space collisions continue to confirm predictions of Einstein’s theory of general relativity

Two cosmic collisions. And hints of second-generation black holes born from earlier mergers. New results from @LIGO @ego_virgo @KAGRA_PR with @NorthwesternU’s #CIERA scientists reveal the most precise tests yet of general relativity. bit.ly/47LIIi0

Tomorrow’s the day! Submit your Brinson Prize Fellowship application by Nov 6 at 6 PM (ET).CIERA | Northwestern is also accepting applications for other fellowships and associate positions: ciera.northwestern.edu/opportunities

#Postdoc #Astrophysics #CIERA #Northwestern #STEMCareers #AstronomyJobs

A New Eye on the Universe: Harvard Physicist Christopher Stubbs Unveils the Promise of the Rubin Observatory at CIERA Annual Public Lecture On Friday, October 3, 2025, a record-breaking audience of 350 filled Northwestern’s Ryan Auditorium for the Annual Public Lecture hosted by the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in...

🚀 350+ filled Ryan Auditorium for CIERA’s Annual Public Lecture! Harvard’s Chris Stubbs spoke on the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory, now imaging the sky with a 3,200MP camera. A thrilling glimpse into the future of astrophysics! 🌌 #RubinObs #CIERA #DarkEnergy
bit.ly/46RrUaa

Missing wind from Milky Way’s giant black hole finally found Astronomers may have glimpsed a long-predicted wind of gas blowing out from Sagittarius A*

A decades-old mystery may be solved—CIERA's Elena Murchikova & Mark Gorski found signs of a long-sought plasma wind from the Milky Way’s black hole using ALMA data. A major step in understanding our galaxy’s heart. 🖤🌌
Read more: bit.ly/4mPZ0fr
#CIERA #Astrophysics

In November 1887, Northwestern’s astronomy journey began with the Dearborn Telescope.

135+ years later, @nuciera.bsky.social leads one of the top 10 astronomy programs in the nation.

🔭 Explore the rich history:
sites.northwestern.edu/highlightsof...

#CIERA #Northwestern #Astronomy #SpaceScience

Astrophysicists worldwide are gathering at the first POSYDON School at SkAI to dive into POSYDON v2—a cutting-edge binary population synthesis code. This 4-day workshop helps researchers integrate POSYDON into their work. Learn more: posydon.org

#astrophysics #astronomy #CIERA #SkAI #POSYDON

New CIERA PhD student Dean Kousiounelos was the focus of a story by his alma mater Lake Forest College. Dean blends art & science to explore binary stars + gravitational waves. Read the story: bit.ly/4pHsUoS
#NSFGRFP #CIERA #Astrophysics

Where are all the black holes?
CIERA’s Dr. Lena Murchikova is featured in the Sept. issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine for her work on detecting isolated black holes in our galaxy.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nV7sen
#Astrophysics #BlackHoles #CIERA

bit.ly/4mPP8mI

#bhi #blackholeinitiative #kung-yisu #ciera #northwestern #harvard #harvarduniversity

🚨 Our discovery of the brightest fast radio burst ever, RBFLOAT, made headlines at CNN! 📰✨ See how CIERA scientists helped trace this cosmic flash with extraordinary precision.
🔗www.cnn.com/2025/08/26/science/brigh...
#FRB #Astronomy #CIERA

What Lies Beneath The Outer Layers Of A Star? Astronomers found a supernova whose lighter outer layers had been stripped away, revealing an inner shell rich in silicon and sulfur.

What’s inside a dying star? 🌟
CIERA’s Steve Schulze joined Science Friday to talk about supernova 2021yfj — a star stripped down to its silicon & sulfur-rich core.
Published in Nature, featured on NPR.
🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4mzzHyQ
#Supernova #CIERA #Astronomy

First-of-its-kind supernova reveals inner workings of a dying star An international team of scientists, led by Northwestern University astrophysicists, has detected a never-before-seen type of exploding star, or supernova, that is rich with silicon, sulfur and argon....

A cosmic first! CIERA researchers discovered a never-before-seen supernova, SN2021yfj — stripped to its core and rich in silicon, sulfur & argon. A rare find that reshapes how we understand stellar death. 🌟

bit.ly/3JpVYQQ

#Supernova #Astrophysics #SN2021yfj #CIERA

Please join us for our annual public lecture featuring Harvard astrophysicist Chris Stubbs for a behind-the-scenes look at the newly launched Rubin Observatory, the largest digital camera ever made! Register @ bit.ly/46vQw8J #astromony #astrophysics #cosmos #northwestern #CIERA #milkyway

Teachers Up Their Astronomy Game at CIERA This Summer CIERA’s Research Experiences for Teachers program inspires new classroom approaches through hands-on astronomy research Every summer, teachers across Chicago seek meaningful professional development ...

This summer, four Chicago-area educators took their teaching to new heights through Northwestern's CIERA Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program. Read about their experiences @ bit.ly/4ohTggr #STEMeducation #TeacherLeadership #Astronomy #CIERA #RET #NextGenScience

Supernova’s ‘trapped’ jet reveals source of fast X-ray transient An international team of astrophysicists, led by Northwestern University and the University of Leicester in England, has uncovered a possible origin of fast X-ray transients (FXTs) — mysterious, fleet...

A major clue in the mystery of Fast X-ray Transients (FXTs) 🔍💥

An int'l team led by
@NorthwesternU
&
@uniofleicester
finds FXTs may come from trapped jets in dying stars — bridging FXTs, GRBs & supernovae.

Details: bit.ly/4kwtRfL
#Astrophysics #CIERA #JWST

Three CIERA PhD Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships The 2025 awardees of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) include three CIERA members: Miguel Ceja, Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas and Dean Kousiounelos! The ...

Big congrats to CIERA PhD students Miguel Ceja, Nathalie Korhonen Cuestas & Dean Kousiounelos on winning 2025 NSF GRFPs! Their work spans quantum sensors, galaxy evolution & gravitational waves. bit.ly/3IaeWdJ #Astrophysics #CIERA #STEM #NSF

Giant Magellan Telescope enters final design phase The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), an enormous ground-based telescope currently under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is one vital step closer toward completion. Earlier this month, the Nati...

The Giant Magellan Telescope has entered its final design phase! As a founding partner, Northwestern University will help lead this historic effort to explore Earth-like planets, black holes & more with AI + astrophysics. tinyurl.com/ycxwd5jk #CIERA #STEM #astrophysics

Welcome to our new NSF REU students on Day 1! 🚀 Our REACH high schoolers are diving into week 2 🔭 Both groups joined us for a @vrubinobs.bsky.social First Look Watch Party — real science, real data, real excitement! 💫 #CIERA #REU #REACH #RubinObservatory #STEM

Un grand merci à nos partenaires : le #CIERA, le #CCÉAE, l’École des langues de l’ #UQAM, l’ #ENAP, le Consulat général d’Allemagne à Montréal et la Représentation de l'État de Bavière à Montréal.