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MIfA Faculty Position
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The Minnesota Institute of Astrophysics (MIfA) within the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Astrophysics.
ESA Euclid’s Great Cosmic Atlas
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Here is a first look at the Euclid Space Telescope’s great cosmic atlas from the European Space Agency. This research includes contributions from Dr. Claudia Scarlata, director of MIfA, who is part of the Euclid collaboration. Join us in congratulating Dr. Scarlata and the entire Euclid team on the exciting initial results of the Euclid mission.
New imagery technique helps understand the Universe
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have developed a new technique that reconstructs two dimensional (2D) radio images–visual representations created from radio waves–into three dimensional (3D) "Pseudo3D cubes" to help better understand objects in the Universe.
Researchers advance detection of gravitational waves to study collisions of neutron stars and black holes
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Alerts can now be sent less than 30 seconds after detection.
UM Investigators Selected as PIs for James Webb Telescope Cycle 3
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UM Investigators Selected as PIs for James Webb Telescope Cycle 3
Coughlin, Citro, and Criswell part of comprehensive UV light survey
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Assistant Professor Michael Coughlin, postdoctoral researcher Annalisa Citro, and graduate student Alexander Criswell of the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics are part of a new mission that has just been selected to conduct a comprehensive survey of ultraviolet light spanning the entire sky
Two astrophysics Alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering
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Two astrophysics Alumni Martha C. Anderson (Ph.D., Astrophysics ‘93), Kei May Lau (B.A.,’76, M.S. ‘77), and Jeffrey Puschell (Ph.D., Astrophysics ‘79), have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for 2024.
Assistant Professor Michael Coughlin has been awarded a 2024 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
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Assistant Professor Michael Coughlin has been awarded a 2024 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments and promise among the University's assistant professors.
Observations of Dramatic Galactic Collision Unlock Clues to the Reionization of the Universe
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An international team, led by Dr. Alexandra Le Reste from Stockholm University and the Oskar Klein Centre, used the MeerKAT radio telescope to investigate processes at the origin of the Epoch of Reionization, a crucial period occurring a billion years after the Big Bang. The study, made possible by MeerKAT's increased sensitivity relative to older telescopes, reveals how galaxy mergers might have influenced the transformation of the Universe during this epoch.
Professor Emerita Roberta Humphreys receives Herschel Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for 2024
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Herschel Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for 2024