Press Releases

February 14, 2019

Gravitational Waves Will Settle Cosmic Conundrum

When neutron stars collide, they emit light and gravitational waves, as seen in this artist’s illustration. By comparing the timing of the two emissions from many different neutron star mergers, researchers can measure how fast the universe is expanding.

November 13, 2018

Enormous ‘Ghost’ Galaxy Spotted on Outskirts of Milky Way By Thomas Sumner

The Milky Way with the Large Magellanic Cloud (bottom-right) and Antila 2 (top-left)

October 25, 2018

DNA ‘Dances’ in First Explanation of How Genetic Material Flows Through a Nucleus By Thomas Sumner

Lengths of DNA meander around the nucleus of a human cell

October 24, 2018

Pint-Size Planetary Systems Aren’t Into Heavy Metal

An illustration of a compact, multi-planet system

October 01, 2018

Flatiron Institute Launches Center for Computational Mathematics

Building corner with blue tint over image. The letters FI in white are on top of the picture

September 26, 2018

Elusive Origin of Stellar Geysers Revealed by 3-D Simulations By Thomas Sumner

A snapshot from a simulation of the churning gas that blankets a star 80 times the sun’s mass

September 17, 2018

Particles Surf Their Own Waves, Reveal How Microbes and Cells Move Through Human Body By Thomas Sumner

A ball falling through goopy liquid will generate a wave in a nearby flexible rubber sheet

July 16, 2018

AI Accurately Predicts Effects of Genetic Mutations in Biological Dark Matter By Thomas Sumner

A new deep learning framework called ExPecto. Chart titled IGRM (immunity-related GTPase M)