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Chaplin settled in Switzerland and died on Christmas Day 1977. One morning early in 1978, the cemetery worker found a muddy hole where Chaplin's coffin should have been

Gazing through a telescope at the night sky, faculty and their families filled the Dearborn Observatory for a night under the stars Tuesday. The event was hosted as part of Faculty Wellness Week, which takes place from Oct. 23 to Oct. 27. It was organized by faculty project coordinator Kayla Atkins. “We are promoting all...

The annual "Astronomy at the Beach" is expected to gather thousands of star-gazers, curious young minds, and outer space buffs at Island Lake Rec

The Weekend Ahead is back. Over the summer, we’ll highlight events on campus and in Evanston to help you craft the perfect weekend plans. On campus: “FORTITUDE or/AND GENTLENESS”  Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts  Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2:00 p.m.  $6 in advance for full-time NU students, see...

Astronomy Magazine recognized physics and astronomy Prof. Wen-fai Fong as one of 25 “Rising Stars in Astronomy” for her specialization in transients, according to a Northwestern news release Thursday.  Transients are defined as extremely quick phenomena, including short gamma-ray bursts and fast radio bursts.  “It has been thrilling to interact with the universe as it...