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Northwestern researchers will develop and apply cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance the Giant Magellan Telescope’s capabilities.

The planet, named TIDYE-1b, is roughly the size of Jupiter and is an estimated 3 million years old.

The Immersion Grating Infrared Spectrograph (IGRINS) splits infrared light into more individual wavelengths than a traditional spectrograph.

The inaugural class of Cosmic Frontier Center postdoctoral fellows will study black holes in early galaxies and the formation of the first stars.

The milestone marks the start of a six-month optical testing phase at the University of Arizona.

Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope spawned a new tension around when a major change in the universe happened.

Brendan Bowler was part of a team to help find the lowest-mass/closest-to-its-host-star distant planet ever found.

Universo Expansivo, a program of the Giant Magellan Telescope, will increase accessibility for students with vision loss through tactile astronomy kits and lesson plans.

Stella Offner and Arya Farahi are among the leads of a new multi-institution institute focused on AI and astronomy.

Michael Boylan-Kolchin and others show “early dark energy” might help solve the Hubble Tension and explain why there are more early galaxies than expected.