About the lab

Welcome to the Villar Time-domain Astronomy Data Lab at Harvard University!

Our goal is to understand the explosions of massive stars throughout the Cosmos, using a combination of observations, theoretical models, and data-driven methodologies.

  • New paper on Type IIn supernovae published

    06/23/25

    Our new paper on a large sample of Type IIn supernovae was published in The Astrophysical Journal. Read the paper here.

  • Dr. Ashley Villar awarded Cottrell Scholarship

    02/19/25

    Dr. Ashley Villar has been awarded a prestigious Cottrell Scholarship from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Read more here.

  • New paper on Type II supernova precursors published

    12/30/24

    Our new paper on understanding the rate of precursors for Type II (H-rich) supernovae in LSST was published in The Astrophysical Journal. Read the paper here.

  • First multi-modal foundation model for supernovae published

    12/19/24

    Our paper presenting the first multi-modal foundation model for supernovae was published in Machine Learning: Science and Technology. Read the paper here.

  • New paper on host galaxy classification of supernovae published

    12/11/24

    Our new paper on utilizing host galaxies to better classify supernovae was published in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. Read the paper here.

  • Dr. Ashley Villar awarded Packard Fellowship

    10/21/24

    Dr. Ashley Villar has been awarded a 2024 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Read more here.

  • New website!

    01/23/24

    We have a new group website!