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Department research on nearby galaxies showcased at AAS and described in Sky and Telescope
Department research on nearby galaxies showcased at AAS and described in Sky and Telescope Image Credit: M94 - ESA / HUBBLE & NASA
U-M scientist part of group to reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy Image credit: EHT Collaboration
Astronomers find ‘gold standard’ star in Milky Way Image credit: The STScI Digitized Sky Survey
2022 Astronomy Undergraduate Research Symposium Photo Credit: Shannon Murphy
ALMA study reveals the many molecular faces of protoplanetary disks Artistic rendering. Image credit: M.Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
U-M astronomers suggest radiation, not supernovae, drives superwinds in some galaxies Image credit: Sally Oey
Colossal black holes locked in dance at heart of galaxy Image credit: R. Hurt (IPAC)/Caltech
Massive bubbles at center of Milky Way caused by supermassive black hole Image credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
U-M astronomers anticipate launch of James Webb Space Telescope Image credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez
International team, including U-M astronomer, observes planet orbiting b Centauri Image credit: ESO/Janson et al.
From left to right: Ryan Walker, Nicole Kuchta, Grace Smith, and Maxwell Klein presented their research on strong gravitational lenses at the 241st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society. (Photo Credit: Grace Smith) Michigan Students Present at the 241st Meeting of the American Astronomical Society
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NASA releases first images from Webb telescope: U-M experts available

University of Michigan experts available to discuss new images from distant galaxies

Department research on nearby galaxies showcased at AAS and described in Sky and Telescope

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