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Northwestern astronomers are at the forefront in exploring the deepest mysteries of the universe, asking questions about black holes, planets and gravitational waves

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Found: Milky Way black hole’s missing wind

June 4, 2026

A screengrab from an animation of a brown dwarf spinning

Spin separates giant planets from ‘failed stars’

March 18, 2026

looking up from the bottom of the Cube Hall at SNOLAB

Dark matter experiment reaches ultracold milestone

March 17, 2026

A computer simulation of a black hole binary

Gravitational-wave detections double with new catalog

March 11, 2026

A brighter night sky could damage health and well-being

March 4, 2026

Cosmic crash caught on camera

December 18, 2025

an aerial view of the Gemini South telescope in Chile

Rare image of Tatooine-like planet is closest to its twin stars yet

December 11, 2025

An artistic representation of a black hole merger between a black hole and another twice its size

Pair of black hole mergers sheds new light on their formation, evolution

October 28, 2025

a combined Webb and Hubble view of spiral galaxy NGC 1637

Webb Telescope unveils doomed star hidden in dust

October 8, 2025

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