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UW event unveils new wonders of the night sky
June 24, 2025
UW astronomers help power up telescope featuring worlds largest digital camera to map the night sky
June 23, 2025
Rubin Observatory makes its debut and registers first discoveries
June 23, 2025
UW helps bring the cosmos into focus as the Vera C. Rubin Observatory unveils a new glimpse into the solar system
June 23, 2025
Vera Rubin telescope quickly found 1,200 new asteroids
June 23, 2025
Satellite streaks: Can the huge new Vera Rubin Observatory function in the megaconstellation age?
June 18, 2025
Simulation predicts a bonanza of solar system discoveries
June 4, 2025
Millions of new solar system objects to be found and filmed in technicolor studies predict
June 3, 2025
Tracking Comets, and Other Celestial Adventures
June 2, 2025
ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Winter Quarter Roundup
May 21, 2025
A telescope is taking 12 years to build but could find extraterrestrial life in hours
March 24, 2025
A telescope is taking 12 years to build but could find extraterrestrial life in hours
March 24, 2025
Faculty/staff honors: Best paper, collaborative innovation, young investigator award
March 19, 2025
Upcoming astronomical events in 2025
January 29, 2025
Hubble Space Telescope reveals richest view of Andromeda galaxy to date (image)
January 23, 2025
Check out the Hubble space telescope's stunning new view of the Andromeda galaxy
January 23, 2025
Check Out the Hubble Space Telescope’s Stunning New View of the Andromeda Galaxy
January 22, 2025
Why a new telescope may help the search for alien life in space
January 22, 2025
Why some astronomers are excited about the search for alien life
January 22, 2025
Panorama of our nearest galactic neighbor unveils hundreds of millions of stars
January 16, 2025
Most of the atoms in your body left the Milky Way on a 'cosmic conveyor belt' long before you were born, new study reveals
January 9, 2025
ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Autumn Quarter Roundup
January 9, 2025
Building blocks of life on Earth left the Milky Way before being pulled back in
January 8, 2025
Part of your body has likely traveled outside the galaxy, scientist says
January 7, 2025
Intergalactic carbon makes up our bodies, says Hubble study
January 7, 2025
Carbon atoms in your body traveled 400,000 light-years in space
January 6, 2025
The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy and came back on cosmic ‘conveyer belt’
January 3, 2025
We May Be on the Brink of Finding the Real Planet Nine
December 17, 2024
If planet nine exists, we’ll find it soon
December 17, 2024
More than 10,000 supernovae counted in stellar census
December 6, 2024
Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
October 18, 2024
Rubin Observatory telescope team installs its huge mirror
October 11, 2024
Starlink satellites create light pollution and disrupt radio frequencies — and it's getting worse
October 3, 2024
Shhh! The orcas can’t hear their dinner
September 13, 2024
The biggest galaxies live in our universe's supercluster 'cities'
September 9, 2024
Scientists will study nearby galaxies to uncover galactic formation history and dark matter
August 29, 2024
Galaxies in clusters are bigger than those flying solo in the universe
August 19, 2024
Galaxies in dense environments tend to be larger, settling one cosmic question and raising others
August 13, 2024
Stargazers advised to seek dark skies for optimal meteor shower viewing
August 11, 2024
This revolutionary new observatory will locate threatening asteroids and millions of galaxies
June 20, 2024
“Starman” Fraser Wins Teaching Award
May 16, 2024
Despite global climate change, Earth is surprisingly carbon poor
May 13, 2024
Killer asteroid hunters spot 27,500 overlooked space rocks
May 1, 2024
If alien life is found, how should scientists break the news?
April 15, 2024
Subtle Seattle eclipse show couldn't outshine local enthusiasm
April 10, 2024
Cloudy weather further reduces 2024 solar eclipse visibility
April 9, 2024
Q&A: Eclipses aren't just good for jaw-dropping views — they're also opportunities for stellar science, says UW astronomer
April 4, 2024
Scientists complete world’s biggest camera for ‘greatest movie of all time’
April 4, 2024
What the Sky Teaches Us
April 1, 2024
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March 28, 2024
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