Niloofar Sharei

When Galaxies Get Clumpy: JWST Maps the Birth and Death of Star-Forming Clumps You think stars form quietly? Think again. In the early universe, galaxies were packed with star-forming clumps. Some disrupted quickly, while others survived. Today’s paper reveals which lived and wh...

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : You think stars form quietly? Think again. In the early universe, galaxies were packed with star-forming clumps. Some disrupted quickly, while others survived. Today’s paper reveals which lived and which died young. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/10/14/c...

Dust Curves with a Twist: JWST Shows One Size Doesn’t Fit All Dust Curve Drama: JWST Reveals No One Law Fits All!

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social - Dust Curve Drama: JWST Reveals No One Law Fits All! 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/07/01/d...

Writing a scientific paper as a first author for the first time is so so daunting, intimidating, terrifying 🥺

But it doesn't have to be this way.

What are some tools, support, encouraging frameworks that professors, mentors and advisors share with their students to write their first papers? ✍️🏼🙏🏼🔭

YouTube video by AURORA at UCR The Shape of Space: Hunting for the Topology of the Universe- with Yashar Akrami

🔭 Dr. @yasharakrami.bsky.social ((IFT) UAM- CSIC) joined us for an AURORA Astro Webinar on one of the most fascinating questions in physics: what is the shape of the Universe?
Could its topology leave subtle imprints on the cosmic microwave background?
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/-_6ZEnp4UX8

We’re happy to invite you to our next AURORA Astro Webinar! Dr. Irene Shivaei from the Centro de Astrobiología (CAB) in Madrid will be giving a talk over Zoom. We hope you can join us! Send us a direct message to get the link, or join us in person in the Pierce Observing Room.

YouTube video by AURORA at UCR 🎓From Grad School to the Classroom: A Teaching Career Path with Dr. Christina Manzano

Thinking about teaching after grad school?
Check out this great talk by Dr. Christina Manzano King (UCR alum!) on launching a teaching career at community colleges—she covers everything from portfolios to interviews to tenure.
Super practical and encouraging.

youtu.be/hoHFrfqz61Q

A skyscape is shown over a rocky landscape. In the starry sky are the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy on the left, a meteor trail on the right, the dim band of zodiacal light in the center, and the photographer holding a light just below the center. The path of the light is shown as a bright streak in the bottom part of the frame. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

🔭 An Almost Everything Sky

Image Credit & Copyright: Koen van Barneveld

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25042...

Dust Ahead of Schedule: The Surprising UV Bump in a Galaxy at Cosmic Dawn What do you get when baby galaxies crash and light up in UV? A surprising early signature of cosmic dust.

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : What do you get when baby galaxies crash and light up in UV? A surprising early signature of cosmic dust. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/04/21/dust-ahead-of-schedule-uv-bump/

There's a #LunarEclipse tonight! If you're in the dark region here, and if you have a view of the Moon at the right time, you'll see the eclipse. Check www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna... for more info and timings for the eclipse in your location. (Here on the East Coast, totality peaks around 3am.)

Ah, the joys of finding the ‘perfect’ galaxy image! The article is about EXCELS-63107, but this image was chosen for general context. For low metallicity. Appreciate the keen eye!

Echoes of the First Light: A Mysterious Metal-Poor Galaxy at Cosmic Dawn A tiny galaxy, barely metal-enriched, is packed with massive stars. Could it hold clues to the universe’s first stars?

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : A tiny galaxy, barely metal-enriched, is packed with massive stars. Could it hold clues to the universe’s first stars? ✨🔭☄️
astrobites.org/2025/03/10/e...

A Dust Curve That Breaks the Mold Today's bite explores how JWST reveals a surprising dust curve in a distant galaxy, challenging what we know about cosmic dust!

From Niloofar Sharei @astroneal.bsky.social : Today’s bite explores how JWST reveals a surprising dust curve in a distant galaxy, challenging what we know about cosmic dust! 🔭✨
astrobites.org/2025/02/18/a...

Nights of Wonder.

A -40C evening of crisp beauty under the heavens, exploring with my friend Paul Zizka.

#yellowknife #astro #astrophotography