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Alumna Jennifer Bergner awarded AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division 2021 Dissertation Prize

March 15, 2021

The Laboratory Astrophysics Division (LAD) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) is pleased to announce the recipient of its 2021 Dissertation Prize, given to an individual who has recently completed an outstanding theoretical or experimental doctoral dissertation in laboratory astrophysics. This year’s prize goes to Dr. Jennifer Bergner for her thesis Tracing Organic Complexity During Star and Planet Formation. Dr. Bergner earned her PhD at Harvard...

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Shooting for the Stars

March 29, 2012

A vibrant online astronomy community created by PhD students highlights new research and advice for professional growth. 

Among the founders and contributors of Astrobites are, from left, Aaron Bray (G2), Elisabeth Newton (G2), Nathan Sanders (G2), Joshua Suresh (G2), Christopher Faesi (G1), and Courtney Dressing (G2), here pictured on their home turf, the observatory at 60 Garden Street.


GSAS Article

Astrobites Website


Planet Starship: Runaway Planets Zoom at a Fraction of Light-Speed

March 24, 2012

Cambridge, MA - Seven years ago, astronomers boggled when they found the first runaway star flying out of our Galaxy at a speed of 1.5 million miles per hour. The discovery intrigued theorists, who wondered: If a star can get tossed outward at such an extreme velocity, could the same thing happen to planets?

New research shows that the answer is yes. Not only do runaway planets exist, but some of them zoom through space at a few percent of the speed of light - up to 30 million miles per hour.

CFA Press Release

Time Magazine

MSNBC

Using galaxies as yardsticks Astronomy Professor Daniel Eisenstein builds a 3-D map of universe

March 6, 2012


Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer

Daniel Eisenstein is investigating the universe, using galaxies as his ruler, seeking to understand the cosmos’ large-scale structure and confirm theories about the dark energy that drives its expansion. Read more in this Harvard Gazette Article: Using galaxies as yardsticks Astronomy Professor Daniel Eisenstein builds a 3-D map of universe.

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