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Columbia Astrophysicist Brian Metzger Named 2020 Blavatnik Laureate

Columbia Astrophysicist Brian Metzger Named 2020 Blavatnik Laureate

July 22, 2020
astronomy   fundamental science  

Research on the origins of gold and other heavy metals garners the nation’s largest unrestricted scientific prize for young scientists.

Scientists Detect Crab Nebula Using Innovative Gamma-Ray Telescope

Scientists Detect Crab Nebula Using Innovative Gamma-Ray Telescope

June 1, 2020
astronomy   fundamental science  

The first-of-its-kind telescope promises to shed new light on the physics of high-energy phenomena, from supernovae to dark matter.

New Study Estimates the Odds of Life and Intelligence Emerging Beyond Our Planet

New Study Estimates the Odds of Life and Intelligence Emerging Beyond Our Planet

May 18, 2020
astronomy   fundamental science  

David Kipping, an assistant professor in Columbia’s Department of Astronomy, uses Bayesian statistics to shed light on how extraterrestrial life might evolve in alien worlds.

Columbia to Build Upgrades for Large Hadron Collider, the World’s Largest Atom Smasher

Columbia to Build Upgrades for Large Hadron Collider, the World’s Largest Atom Smasher

April 1, 2020
astronomy   physics  

The National Science Foundation awards $75 million to a Columbia-led team to support major improvements necessary to advance high-energy physics.

Tabby’s Star: Exomoon’s Slow Annihilation Could Explain the Dimming of the Most Mysterious Star in the Universe

Tabby’s Star: Exomoon’s Slow Annihilation Could Explain the Dimming of the Most Mysterious Star in the Universe

September 16, 2019
astronomy   fundamental science  

Chunks of an exomoon’s dusty outer layers of ice, gas, and carbonaceous rock may be accumulating in a disk surrounding Tabby’s Star, blocking the star’s light and making it appear to gradually fade.

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