Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida

05/03/2026

Congratulations to our masters students who graduated yesterday! We are so proud of all you have accomplished!

“Each one of you can change the world, for you are made of star stuff, and you are connected to the universe.” - Vera Rubin

Congrats grads and go gators !! 🐊🔭🪐🛰️🚀

05/02/2026

Congratulations to our undergrad Astro grads!! We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments. Shoot for the stars and go gators! 🌟🐊

04/30/2026

Congratulations to our graduating Astronomy PhD students! Extremely proud of every one of you and all of your accomplishments. We are looking forward to see the amazing things you will do and are grateful you made us apart of your journey!

“We have peered into a new world and have seen that it is more mysterious and more complex than we had imagined. Still more mysteries of the universe remain hidden. Their discovery awaits the adventurous scientists of the future. I like it this way.” - Vera Rubin

Congrats and go gators!! 🐊🐊🔭🪐🛰️🎉🎉

04/09/2026

Super cool work done by our very own Dr. Adam Ginsburg and his STELLAR research team!

03/07/2026

Hi all, we have had to make the unfortunate decision to cancel our open house tonight due to weather conditions. Stay tuned for our next event and apologies for the cancellation!

02/21/2026

Hi all, unfortunately we have to postpone our open house today due to poor weather. We will try again on our back up date March 7. If you have tickets, they will still be valid for the new date.

02/19/2026

UF’s eight annual Giving Day is here! For 24 hours on Thursday Feb. 19, you will have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff.

This kind of support is truly essential for us. It is the primary way we fund many of the activities that make our department vibrant and supportive, including:

- Our annual Graduate Student Research Symposium
- Our annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
- Our bi-annual Undergraduate Study Breaks and Award Ceremonies
- Outreach programs and community engagement
- Wellness Wednesday activities
- Student groups like WAAM and PULSAR
- Research and travel opportunities for students
- RetRHO
- Student recognition awards
- Colloquium cookies and student interactions with speakers
- Alumni talks
- Special visitors and speakers

On Giving Day, every gift, no matter how big or small, makes a meaningful difference. Please consider giving by February 19 at 11:59 p.m. and help us continue building the supporting, engaging department we love.

Visit this link to donate: https://givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/astronomy-department-fund?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEyOW9teENXUVY1ZUNNRWRQVXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR779Hbsl4tRsfDpjUnUKcsHpJzNc-fqMLr6VRzmNoNJ8VxTeIGVJ4qWNU49Wg_aem_oAssB-14u-u9o5yI9zXO_w

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02/11/2026

Join us for our next RHO open house! Tickets available at the links here. We can’t wait to see you all. 🔭

11/08/2025

Hi all, we unfortunately have to postpone our RHO Open House event to next weekend, November 15th due to weather. We hope you will still all be able to join us, and tickets are still available at the QR code here!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from the graduate students and faculty of UF Astronomy! 🎃👻