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Astrophysics

Great Barred Spiral Galaxy
What a blast
A galaxy far, far away
Published Dec 18, 2015
Spectrographic telescope could yield clues about how galaxies grow
Black hole devours star
Published Nov 26, 2015
JHU scientist leads international team in observing black hole swallowing star, ejecting flare moving at nearly the speed of light
JHU cosmologist honored
Published Oct 1, 2015
Alex Szalay receives IEEE Computer Society Sidney Fernbach Award
CLASS trip
Moving toward 'first light'
Published Sept 30, 2015 Video
High-powered JHU telescope, designed to explore early universe, prepares to relocate to Chile
Bennett wins physics honor
Published May 13, 2015
Tomassoni Chisesi Prize recognizes leadership in two experiments that reshaped our view of the universe
Hubble space telescope image of supernova
Star bright
Split supernova images
Published March 11, 2015
Research team lead by JHU astronomer uses Hubble to view light from distant exploding star
Astrophysicist shares honor
Published Jan 16, 2015
Marc Kamionkowski receives Dannie Heineman Prize for his scientific contributions to our understanding of the universe
Milky Way rays
Space molecule mystery
Published Jan 8, 2015
Analysis of light of hundreds of thousands of space objects yields clues about century-old celestial puzzle
Breakthrough Prize
Astrophysicist Adam Riess shares $3M physics award
Published Nov 10, 2014
Nobel laureate among recipients of world's most lucrative academic prize for discovering the acceleration of the expansion of the universe
Black holes block new stars
Published Oct 22, 2014
Heat from fast-moving particles prevents cooling that creates new stars, study suggests