A collection of alumni, student and faculty stories from the U Department of Physics & Astronomy.
Astronomy
Spectrum 2023
1st detection of heavy element from star merger
first detection of heavy element from star merger “We only know […]
Why Scientists Haven’t Solved the Mystery of the OMG Particle
Solving The Mystery Of The ‘OMG Particle’ Below the snow-covered peaks […]
Sky Survey Data Releases 2 Million Stellar Objects
Astronomy Professor Kyle Dawson’s Sky Survey releases data on ~2 million objects.
The ‘Rite Stuff
THE ‘Rite Stuff A U planetary scientist helped analyze and name the […]
U Astronomy, New AURA Member
Banner photo by Gail Zasowski The Association of Universities for Astronomy (AURA) […]
Birth Cry of a black hole
New study questions decades-long understanding of gamma ray bursts
10-year Plan
U astronomers tackle the decade’s biggest questions.