Research at CIERA
Researchers at CIERA study a wide variety of topics, all with the aim of advancing the field of astrophysics and expanding our understanding of the Universe.
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Black Holes & Dead Stars
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Black Holes & Dead Stars
Supermassive, Intermediate & Stellar Mass Black Holes, White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars . . .
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![Exoplanets & The Solar System](https://ciera.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Exoplanets-Solar-System-NASAJPL-CaltechT.-Pyle-SSC-480x350.jpg)
Exoplanets & The Solar System
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Exoplanets & The Solar System
Planet Formation, Planet Dynamics, Protoplanetary Disks . . .
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Galaxies & Cosmology
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Galaxies & Cosmology
Galaxy Formation, Intergalactic Medium, Galaxy Clusters, Early Universe . . .
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Gravitational Waves & Multi-Messenger Astronomy
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Gravitational Waves & Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Black Hole & Neutron Star Mergers, Gravitational Wave Sources & Their Electromagnetic Counterparts . . .
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![Life & Death of Stars](https://ciera.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/image_1663_1e-Supernova-1987A-480x350.jpg)
Life & Death of Stars
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Life & Death of Stars
Interstellar Medium, Star Formation & Evolution, Supernovae & Their Remnants . . .
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Stellar Dynamics & Stellar Populations
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Stellar Dynamics & Stellar Populations
Star Clusters, Galactic Nuclei, Stellar Collisions & Mergers, Interacting Binaries . . .
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Our Faculty
There are many different methods used to study the cosmos. CIERA researchers use observations and data science to make new discoveries, use theory and computation to explain and predict what we see, and build innovative new instruments to see farther and in more detail than ever before.
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