USNA Midshipman Reveals Surprising Properties of Distant Galaxies (IMAGE)

Naval Research Laboratory

USNA Midshipman Reveals Surprising Properties of Distant Galaxies

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U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Olivia Rae Achenbach (left) stands with her mentor, Kristina Nyland, Ph.D., from NRL’s High Angular Resolution Imaging Section. During her Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Summer Internship in 2024, Achenbach, an astrophysics major, helped reveal surprising properties of our distant galaxies and the development of newborn quasar jets. She was invited to give a press conference at the 245th American Astronomical Society Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, Jan. 13, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Emily Winget)  

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U.S. Navy photo by Emily Winget

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