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October 20, 2025
Exoplanet Group Meeting - Christopher Lam
Event Start Time: 12:30 pm
Event Location: Hybrid: McPherson 4054 and Zoom
Event Location: Hybrid: McPherson 4054 and Zoom
October 21, 2025
CCAPP Seminar - Helena Richie
Event Start Time: 12:00 pm
Event Location: Hybrid: PRB 4138 & Zoom
Event Location: Hybrid: PRB 4138 & Zoom
October 23, 2025
Astronomy Colloquium - Simeon Bird
Event Start Time: 3:00 pm
Event Location: Hybrid: Chem & Biomolecular Eng & Chem (CBEC) - Room 130 and Zoom
Event Location: Hybrid: Chem & Biomolecular Eng & Chem (CBEC) - Room 130 and Zoom
October 25, 2025
WestFest 2025
Event Start Time: 11:00 am
Event Location: West Campus Quad near Byrd Polar
Event Location: West Campus Quad near Byrd Polar
Recent News
Laura Lopez awarded 2025 Nancy Grace Roman Award
The 2025 Nancy Grace Roman Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has been awareded to Dr. Laura Lopez. Named for an icon in the history of astronomy research and space…
DESI Collaboration to Receive 2026 Berkeley Prize
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration has been awarded the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley – New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy. This…
Dusty structure explains near vanishing of faraway star
Stars die and vanish from sight all the time, but astronomers were puzzled when one that had been stable for more than a decade almost disappeared for eight months.
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Sculptor galaxy image provides brilliant details that will help astronomers study how stars form
If you happen to find yourself in the Southern Hemisphere with binoculars and a good view of the night sky on a dark and clear summer night, you might just be able to spot the Sculptor galaxy. And…
