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Astronomy graduate wins Baldwin Prize

The Ralph B. Baldwin Prize in Astrophysics and Space Sciences is awarded each year to a student who has recently completed their Ph.D. at the University of Michigan for “original and significant contributions to their field as measured in their scholarly publications.” This year’s recipient is Matt Walker, now a postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge. More information on the Prize can be found on the LSA website.

SNR G350.0-0.3Astronomers Rediscover Young Supernova Remnant

Astronomers recently discovered an object that had been dismissed as a background galaxy is actually a supernova remnant.  Read More...

Imaging Stars with CHARA

UofM Prof. John Monnier gave an invited talk at the summer 2008 meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) on “Imaging with the CHARA Interferometer.” Read More...