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Welcome to @NorthwesternU's Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics! Celebrating 15 years of CIERA!
This Friday’s CIERA Astronomer Evening has been cancelled due to room renovations at Dearborn Observatory. However, the telescope will remain open for public viewing from 10:00–11:00 PM. We look forward to welcoming you to a future event under the stars!
See that blue dot? That's the fast X-ray transient (FXT) EP 250108a—and the supernova that followed it 🔭 Using a combination of telescopes, astronomers found that FXTs can result from the "failed" explosive death of a massive star: spr.ly/60134QPCd
PhD in planetary science, astro, or physics (2024–2026)? Launch your independent research career with the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship! Northwestern is a host—join top researchers, access elite telescopes, & receive up to $450K over 3 years. bit.ly/4nEmSnX #Astrophysics
🎇 On June 26, Imran Sultan, Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern's CIERA & award-winning astrophotographer, spoke at Parlour & Ramp Gallery on simulating galaxies & capturing the cosmos. 🌌 Explore his work: imransultan.com | @imran.astro | @GalaxySimImran #astrophysics
Still time to apply! CIERA is hiring a Director of Operations — a key leadership role in research & higher ed. Strong ops/admin background? Apply now or share with someone great! 🔗academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30089
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
🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 Join @CIERA_NU at @NorthwesternU as a Board of Visitors Research Associate 🌌 🔹 $65–75K + $10K research budget 🔹 3-year term 🔹 Work with Prof. Vicky Kalogera 🔹 PhD in astro/physics required Apply by 9/3 → bit.ly/44JPJ2s #AstroJobs
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
Ciera's Summer Astronomy Program is in full swing! HS teachers are diving into Python, astronomy, and cutting-edge research with CIERA's Emma Kaufman & Dr. Bryan Scott—gearing up to bring it all back to their classrooms. 🌌🔭 👉 ciera.northwestern.edu/programs/ret/
The @giantmagellan Magellan Telescope has entered its final design phase! As a founding partner, @NorthwesternU will help lead this historic effort to explore Earth-like planets, black holes & more with AI + astrophysics. #CIERA #STEM #astrophysics tinyurl.com/ycxwd5jk
Still searching for Friday plans? Join us TONIGHT at Dearborn Observatory for Astronomer Evenings! CIERA’s Postdoctoral Fellow Mark Gorski will be presenting on “Galaxy Evolution: The Life Story of Island Universes.” Come for the talk, stay for the stars. See you tonight!
🚀 The Rubin Observatory just released its first images — and Northwestern scientists are leading the charge with AI tools to unlock cosmic secrets. 🌌 From exploding stars to galaxy formation, LSST is about to change everything.tinyurl.com/fxs4f2sa #RubinObservatory #AI
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 First Look Watch Party — real science, real data, real excitement! 💫 #CIERA #REU #REACH #RubinObservatory #STEM
From SkAI HQ high above Michigan Ave, faculty & students from Northwestern, UChicago & UIUC gathered to celebrate the first images from the Rubin Observatory—the largest digital camera ever built. A panel led by CIERA’s Adam Miller explored its game-changing potential.
Just a sneak peek... 👀 This stunning teaser comes from the NSF–DOE @VRubinObs — our first taste of what it will reveal about the Universe. Can you guess where in the sky this is? 🌌 The full reveal drops tomorrow at 11 am US EDT. 🔗 rubinobservatory.org/news/rubin-fir…
Introducing...your sneak peek at the cosmos captured by @NSF–@doescience Vera C. Rubin Observatory! Can you guess what regions of sky they are? This is just a peek...join us at 11am US EDT for your full First Look at how Rubin will #CaptureTheCosmos! ls.st/rubin-first-lo…
The countdown to discovery begins! Adam Miller (CIERA, Northwestern), Director of the LSST-DA Fellowship at Rubin Observatory, awaits tomorrow’s first images from the game-changing #LSST. A new era of cosmic discovery is here. 🌌🔭#RubinObservatory #Astronomy #DataScience
As the countdown begins for the Rubin Observatory’s First Look Watch Party, we asked Tjitske Starkenburg, Research Assistant Professor at CIERA and Assistant Director for Research Operations at the SkAI Institute, to share what this historic moment means to her. #RubinFirstLook
Mark your calendars! Our June Astronomer Evenings is next Friday the 27th at 9pm!
After diving into orientation and Python coding, our REACH students capped off the day with an unforgettable visit to @NorthwesternU Dearborn Observatory—where they spotted a dramatic sunspot near the center of the Sun! 🔭☀️