Black hole collision may have exploded with light
Posted June 25, 2020
Possible light flare observed from small black holes within the disk of a massive black hole.
‘Underappreciated’ Stars Lay a Claim to Our Cosmic Ancestry
Posted June 1, 2020
“The catastrophic ends of some stars are the origins of many life-sustaining elements, such as carbon, oxygen, and the iron in our blood,” said University of Minnesota researcher Chick Woodward.
Zooniverse Experiences Quarantine Surge
Posted May 26, 2020
School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Lucy Fortson says that all the increased activity on Zooniverse research problems means that they are getting completed more quickly than expected.
Cattell named CSE Distinguished Professor
Posted May 8, 2020
Cynthia Cattell has been named as a College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Distinguished Professor.
Fortson to receive Taylor Award
Posted April 28, 2020
Professor Lucy Fortson of the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics will receive a 2020 George W. Taylor Award from the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota.
BICEP array installed at South Pole
Posted February 18, 2020
Professor Clem Pryke and his group are on their way back to Minnesota from the South Pole in Antarctica after completing installation of the new BICEP Array Telescope.
Sun-bombing Spacecraft Uncovers Secrets of the Solar Wind
Posted December 4, 2019
NASA's sun-skimming Parker Solar Probe uncovers secrets of the solar wind. Congrats to the UMN MIfA FIELDS team: Keith Goetz, Cindy Cattell, John Wygant, Paul Kellog, Steve Monson, Jason Hinze, Josh Lynch.
New Traineeship will Train Researchers at the Intersection of Astrophysics and Data Science
Posted November 20, 2019
Vuk Mandic is the principal investigator of a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship designed to train graduate students in data science.
Kelly Receives Grants to Study Extremely Magnified Stars
Posted November 12, 2019
Kelly's group hopes to learn about stars and potentially dark matter in the form of black holes in the foreground cluster.
First University of Minnesota-built Small Satellite Launches
Posted November 1, 2019
When launched, SOCRATES will be the first small satellite built by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities to go into space.