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Nebraska native studies galaxy clusters for wider universe insights

Megan Donahue, an alumna of MIT, grew up in Nebraska and developed a passion for physics and astronomy through her local library. She is now dedicated to studying galaxy clusters to understand the workings of the wider universe. AI

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Nebraska native studies galaxy clusters for wider universe insights

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · Kathryn M. O’Neill ·

    Nebraska native explores galaxies far, far away

    Growing up on a small farm in Nebraska, Megan Donahue ’85 discovered the wider world by reading her way through her local library. Today, she is learning how the wider universe works by studying galaxy clusters. Donahue discovered her passion for physics in that library at age 12…