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Scientists on the hunt for a previously undetected type of gravitational waves believe they are getting close and have refined techniques to use in upcoming observational runs. Researchers from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration outlined the most sensitive search to date for continuous gravitational waves from a promising source in a paper recently published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Popular Science talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about early galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Space.com talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about early galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Wired talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about early galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.

New data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed that the structures of galaxies in the early universe were much more diverse and mature than previously known. RIT Associate Professor Jeyhan Kartaltepe said that JWST’s ability to see faint high redshift galaxies in sharper detail than Hubble allowed the team of researchers to resolve more features and see a wide mix of galaxies.

Tech Explorist features research led by Teresa Symons ’22 Ph.D. (astrophysical sciences and technology) and Associate Professor Michael Zemcov.

In a study led by RIT researchers, scientists analyzed new measurements showing that the light emitted by stars outside our galaxy is two to three times brighter than the light from known populations of galaxies, challenging assumptions about the number and environment of stars are in the universe.

“The Conversation Weekly,” a podcast by The Conversation, features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy. Her segment begins at about the 5:30 mark.

Microsystems engineering Ph.D. student Katelynn Fleming is hard at work making new discoveries on the moon. But her ultimate goal is to use technology to help all of us on Earth. Fleming recently won a 2022 NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunity (NSTGRO) award and will work at NASA centers as part of the visiting technologist experiences.

Scientists have reconstructed what they call “the messy death of a multiple star system” using some of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, plus existing data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia observatory. RIT scientists contributed to a Nature Astronomy paper outlining how the Southern Ring Nebula received its unique shape.

The Science VS podcast features Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, talking about images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Her segment begins at about the 14:00 minute mark.

Scientific American talks to Jeyhan Kartaltepe, associate professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, about follow-up observations of images from the James Webb Space Telescope.