NIU Observatory

Recent papers from NIU Observatory

1. Giant Planets and Eccentric Orbits are Common around Galactic Thick Disk Stars*The Astronomical Journal · 2026
2. The H II Regions’ Molecular Law of Star FormationThe Astrophysical Journal · 2026
3. Probing the Mass-loss Histories of Type IIn and Type II-L Supernovae with Late-time Radio ObservationsThe Astrophysical Journal · 2026
4. Radial Velocity Orbital Solutions for Candidate Black Hole and Neutron Star Binary Systems in the Gaia Data Release 3 Catalog*The Astrophysical Journal · 2026
5. The Eye of Sauron in SN 2025ngs: A Short-plateau Cousin of SN 1998S with Evidence for a Ring-like Circumstellar MediumThe Astrophysical Journal · 2026
6. JWST Spectra Indicate a Large Mass of Postshock Dust Formed by SN 2010jlThe Astrophysical Journal · 2026
7. Aether-SHELLQs: JWST Integral-field Spectroscopy of Candidate Obscured Quasars at z  ∼ 6The Astrophysical Journal · 2026
8. A Multiwavelength View of the Nearby Calcium-strong Transient SN 2025coe in the X-Ray, Near-infrared, and Radio WavebandsThe Astrophysical Journal · 2026
9. A JWST MIRI spectrum of "the Accident" in our Galactic Halo2026
10. A JWST MIRI spectrum of "the Accident" in our Galactic Halo2026
11. Detection of an Optical Quasiperiodic Oscillation in the Blazar 3C 454.3The Astrophysical Journal · 2026
12. Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at international observatoriesProceedings of the International Astronomical Union · 2024
13. Multiband optical variability on diverse timescales of the blazar Ton 599 from 2011 to 2023Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2025
14. SN 2018is: A low-luminosity Type IIP supernova with narrow hydrogen emission lines at early phasesAstronomy and Astrophysics · 2025
15. A Luminous Red Supergiant and Dusty Long-period Variable Progenitor for SN 2023ixf2023
16. A double-peaked Lyman-$α$ emitter with a strong blue peak multiply imaged by the galaxy cluster RXC J0018.5+16262022
17. Planet Four: Derived South Polar Martian Winds Interpreted Using Mesoscale Modeling2021
18. Effects of mirror seeing on high-contrast adaptive optics instrumentsJournal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems · 2020
19. A Fast-Evolving, Luminous Transient Discovered by K2/Kepler2018
20. Massive open star clusters using the VVV survey IV. WR 62-2, a new very massive star in the core of the VVV CL041 cluster2015