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Jenny Wan Named Churchill Scholar
01/12/2022

Jenny Wan Named Churchill Scholar

Whitney Clavin
Scholarship will fund her first year of studies at University of ...
Jenny Wan
Astronomers Find Most Luminous "Cow" to Shine in X-Rays
01/10/2022

Astronomers Find Most Luminous "Cow" to Shine in X-Rays

Whitney Clavin
A newfound, bright X-ray star explosion is providing answers to the ...
Artwork comparing normal supernova and Cow-like supernova.
Black Hole Devours a Star Decades Ago, Goes Unnoticed Until Now
01/10/2022

Black Hole Devours a Star Decades Ago, Goes Unnoticed Until Now

Whitney Clavin
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Artwork of a black hole eating a star, and producing a jet.
NASA's Largest and Most Powerful Telescope Launches
12/27/2021

NASA's Largest and Most Powerful Telescope Launches

Lori Dajose
Armed with an array of powerful science instruments, a new space ...
The final image of JWST as it launches away from Earth
CARMA Telescope Site Restored
12/17/2021

CARMA Telescope Site Restored

Whitney Clavin
New vegetation and other restoration efforts for the central ...
A before after look at the CARMA site.
2021: Year in Review
12/15/2021

2021: Year in Review

Kathy Svitil
A look back at the Institute news of 2021.
A collage of science images
Transforming Materials with Light
12/08/2021

Transforming Materials with Light

Whitney Clavin
Researchers have figured out a way to use lasers to alter materials ...
A strong laser is seen illuminating a material in a low-temperature chamber.
New Quantum Measurement Center Launched by Sherman Fairchild Foundation Grant
12/06/2021

New Quantum Measurement Center Launched by Sherman Fairchild Foundation Grant

Ann Motrunich
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tabletop optics in a laboratory
Exoplanet Bonanza
12/01/2021

Exoplanet Bonanza

New planetary candidates found by sifting through archival Kepler Telescope data.
Artist's rendering of two Saturn-sized planets orbiting a Sun-like star.
Watson Lecture on November 10: Xie Chen on Quantum Matter
11/03/2021

Watson Lecture on November 10: Xie Chen on Quantum Matter

Andrew Moseman
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Photo of Xie Chen