10,000 pixel MKID (Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector) array
designed in Ben Mazin's lab. These detectors can
detect arriving photons' arrival time, frequency, and location.
Stellar Evolution
Researchers in Lars Bildsten's group try to understand how
massive stars like Eta Carina, pictured here, lose mass in dramatic
events before they die as supernovae.
Galaxy Feedback
In starburst galaxies, stars form at a rapid
rate, many of which quickly die in supernovae. Crystal
Martin and her group study how this feedback affects galactic
evolution.
Supernovae
Andy Howell's group studies supernovae like SN 2011fe (in the Whirlpool galaxy, circled in red) and other explosive transients using Las Cumbres Observatory, a global robotic telescope network.
The Crab Pulsar
Pulsars are rapidly rotating neutron stars that emit extremely uniform
pulses of light. Carl Gwinn studies how these pulses evolve as they
travel across the interstellar medium.
