Michigan Astronomy

08/13/2024

LAST CALL: Applications close tomorrow, August 14, 2024! For more information about this event and how to apply, click the following link: https://buff.ly/32w45RZ

08/12/2024

Hey! There’s aurora out there!
Faint naked eye, but a newer cell phone or a digital camera can pick it up.
And don’t forget the Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight!

07/22/2024

Michigan Astronomy graduate student Aster Taylor talks about dark comets at https://buff.ly/3zUDSlq

07/15/2024

Are you looking at applying to Graduate Schools? Apply for our upcoming Preview Weekend in October! For more information about this event and how to apply, click the following link: https://buff.ly/32w45RZ

06/19/2024

Interested in learning more about the PhD program in Astronomy at the University of Michigan? Apply for our upcoming Preview Weekend in October! For more information about this event and how to apply, click the following link: https://buff.ly/32w45RZ

05/11/2024

I hope everyone is getting a look at this! My first phone does not do it justice!

05/11/2024

Skies are actually fairly clear north of town. 🤞🏻 Hopefully we’ll actually get to see some aurora! I haven’t seen an oval like this in YEARS!

05/07/2024

Astro Prof. Lee Hartmann was recently elected to the NationalAcademy of Sciences!

Six University of Michigan professors are among 120 new members inducted into the National Academy of Sciences for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

05/03/2024

Congrats astro grads #

04/10/2024

Good evening !
Hope the students appreciate you showing up tonight after yesterday’s show!

04/03/2024

TONIGHT at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons
Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space.

04/02/2024

Tomorrow April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons
Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space.

04/01/2024

Happening Wed. April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons
Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space.

03/29/2024

Wed. April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons
Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space.

03/26/2024

All about the coming solar eclipse, from Prof. Ted Bergin!

Ted Bergin, astronomy professor at the University of Michigan, spoke with Bridge Michigan to answer common questions about the total solar eclipse on April 8.

03/26/2024

Coming soon! Wed. April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons
Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space.

03/20/2024

2 weeks!
Wed. April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons
Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University.
Will speak about building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space.

03/20/2024

Visit us at the Major Minor expo in the Union ballroom

03/19/2024

Besides being a professor, what can you do with a degree in astronomy? Find out tomorrow, March 20, 6:00-7:30 pm in 340WH

03/19/2024

officially begins tonight, just after 10 pm, when the Sun on its path through the sky intersects with the equator. From here on, there will be more daylight than darkness. At least until September.

03/18/2024

Please join us for a public talk about building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space, Wed. April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons

03/17/2024

Interested in astronomy but not sure what you'd do with a degree? Join us for a career panel Wednesday March 20, 6:00-7:30 pm in 340WH

03/14/2024

Curious about astronomy careers? Join us for a career panel Wednesday March 20, 6:00-7:30 pm in 340WH

03/13/2024

Three weeks until the Mohler prize lecture!
Wed. April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons
Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University, will speak about building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space.

03/06/2024

Mohler Prize Lecture, Wed. April 3rd - Dr. Ewine F. van Dishoeck - Life in Space
Public Welcome

02/19/2024

Don't forget! This Wednesday LSA@Play: Kate the Chemist: College of LSA Student Event | U-M LSA Astronomy

02/17/2024

Next Wednesday, don't miss LSA@Play: Kate the Chemist: College of LSA Student Event | U-M LSA Astronomy

02/16/2024

Congratulations to Sanil Mittal for winning the UM STEM research career award!

Sanil is the 2024 recipient of the STEM RCA!

02/15/2024

Need to make up for missing Wednesday? What could be more romantic than a planetarium show! Friday 8 - 10 PM in the Angell Hall student planetarium and observatory. More information at

Open houses are free, inclusive opportunities to learn more about astronomy and experience the universe firsthand. At each open house, members of SAS operate the telescopes and the planetarium of the Angell Hall Observatory. Visitors can view astronomical objects through the 8" and 0.4m telescopes

02/15/2024

By directly imaging planets around white dwarfs, NASA’s JWST telescope has opened a window to the future of the Sun