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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Illustration inspired by the black hole-neutron star merger. A bright blue circle approaches a black hole, surrounded by colorful swirls.

Northwestern astrophysicists among research team that discovered first black hole-neutron star mergers

June 30, 2021

An international team of astrophysicists, including two Northwestern researchers, detected the first black hole-neutron star mergers, according to a Wednesday news release. The researchers detected...

A group of Northwestern astronomers are among a team of researchers who recently discovered the most massive binary black hole merge.

Northwestern astronomers detect massive black hole as part of international collaboration

October 5, 2020

An international team of researchers including a group of Northwestern astronomers recently detected the first ever “intermediate-mass” black hole. The researchers are all a part of the National...

People stand in line under the red glow of the Dearborn Observatory to look through a telescope at the moon on Friday during the CIERA Astronomer Evening. Attendees could also attend a lecture by different researchers about their work in astronomical fields.

Astronomer Evening gives Northwestern community chance to learn about space

November 10, 2019

When researcher and doctoral student Chase Kimball (Weinberg ’17) explained how scientific understanding of space has advanced, he compared it to the evolution of film. “It’s like you were watching...

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