University of Washington Department of Astronomy

University of Washington Department of Astronomy The Department of Astronomy provides engaging and challenging research opportunities covering the spectrum of modern astrophysics. The U.W.

Astronomy Department is a moderate-sized unit with outstanding strengths in many key areas, including the origin of the Solar System, the search for cosmic life, stellar evolution, the processing of the elements, the formation and structure of stars and galaxies, and the structure and evolution of the Universe. Our ten tenure/tenure-track faculty, ten emeritus and research faculty and postdocs, an

d twenty-five graduate students and many of our undergraduates are engaged in research covering a broad range of astronomical research topics that span the full range of modern methodologies from experimental to observational and theoretical.

09/27/2012

Don't forget: October 1st is the abstract submission deadline for the January AAS meeting in Long Beach!

09/18/2012

The department is now accepting nominations for Astronomy Undergraduate Representatives! If you think you or another astronomy major would make a good undergrad rep, email their name (or your own name!) to Sarah. Also check out the Page O' Announcements for course offerings and other important things.

Don't forget to register for the AAS conference this January in Long Beach! The abstract submission deadline is Oct. 1st...
09/10/2012

Don't forget to register for the AAS conference this January in Long Beach! The abstract submission deadline is Oct. 1st, and the early and regular registration deadlines are Sept. 13th and Nov. 15th respectively.

It's Mars madness! NASA has selected InSight, a Mars seismology probe, as its next Discovery mission.
08/22/2012

It's Mars madness! NASA has selected InSight, a Mars seismology probe, as its next Discovery mission.

NASA aims at answering basic questions about the enigmatic interior of Mars with a relatively low-cost lander in 2016 that will probe the red planet's core and look for signs of tectonic activity.

08/06/2012

Congratulations to the Curiosity team at NASA/JPL on a spectacular landing!

Tonight, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (aka Curiosity) rover will be landing on Mars! Coverage starts at 8 pm Pacific a...
08/06/2012

Tonight, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (aka Curiosity) rover will be landing on Mars! Coverage starts at 8 pm Pacific at http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html.

NASA.gov brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America’s space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, subscribe to blogs, RSS feeds and podcasts, watch NASA TV live, or simply read about our mission to pioneer the future in space exploration, sc...

Today was an exciting day for physics. Read all about the Higgs boson here: http://public.web.cern.ch/public/
07/05/2012

Today was an exciting day for physics. Read all about the Higgs boson here: http://public.web.cern.ch/public/

The ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN today presented their latest results in the search for the long-sought Higgs boson. Both experiments see strong indications for the presence of a new particle, which could be the Higgs boson, in the mass region around 126 gigaelectronvolts (GeV).

06/08/2012

Congratulations to our Astronomy majors who will be graduating tomorrow!

If you missed yesterday's eclipse because of the weather, check out these videos!
05/22/2012

If you missed yesterday's eclipse because of the weather, check out these videos!

Here are video streams of the 'Ring of Fire' Solar Eclipse occurring today around the world. An annular solar eclipse is when the moon blocks off the sun and leaves a ring of sunlight around the moon's circumference. It's pretty spectacular. There are a lot of telescopes tracking the eclipse beginni...

Be sure to stop by Mary Gates tomorrow between noon and 5:00 and check out the Undergraduate Research Symposium! Many As...
05/17/2012

Be sure to stop by Mary Gates tomorrow between noon and 5:00 and check out the Undergraduate Research Symposium! Many Astronomy majors will be presenting, alongside hundreds of other UW undergrads.

The Undergraduate Research Program, a Unit of Undergraduate Academic Affairs at the University of Washington

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