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May 29, 2023
How UW astronomers, the world’s largest telescope and a revolutionary survey of space will upend what we thought we knew about the universe. Check out this new Story featuring several of our researchers from the DiRAC Institute!
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April 12, 2023
From James Davenport, Associate Director of DiRAC and Astronomy Research Professor
On April 6, 2023, DiRAC and UW Astronomy participated in the annual Husky Giving Day event. Last year we were able to launch or successful Summer Research Prize program for undergraduates, which was recently profiled by the... Read more
March 15, 2023
The 241st meeting of the American Astronomical Society was a stellar success for UW Astronomy! More than 100 UW-affiliated registrants made an impressive showing on our home turf with press releases, undergraduate iPosters, and sessions packed with UW research. As the AAS and astronomy community at large return to masked, in-person events, new forms of communication and collaboration emerged as key themes of the conference. Read on for a handful of ways that UW Astronomy shone at this winter’s... Read more
February 14, 2023
Check out this article written by Jame Urton about the Butterfly Nebula. This article dives into new research showing that something is amiss in the Butterfly Nebula! The research is led by Dr. Bruce Balick. Link to full article here.
February 2, 2023
The American Astronomical Society (AAS), a major international organization of professional astronomers, announced the recipients of some of its 2023 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education. Congratulations to Dr. Emily Levesque and Dr. Henny J.G.L.M. Lamers for their writing award! Check out the article at https://aas.org/press/aas-names-recipients-2023-awards-prizes.
January 10, 2023
During the 241st AAS, graduate student Anastasios Tzanidakis announced the results from investigating Gaia17bpp — a star that had gradually brightened for 2.5 years. He believes the star is part of an exceptionally rate type of binary star system.Featured on CNN
January 10, 2023
The Panchromatic Hubble Andromeda Treasury Triangulum Extended Region — or PHATTER — survey has given astrophysicists an in-depth look at the Triangulum galaxy in different wavelength filters. Dr. Adam Smercina reveals the surprising discovery that the old and young stars trace form structures within the galaxyFeatured on UW News
January 9, 2023
Graduate student Anastasios Tzanidakis and Research professor James Davenport have discovered a rare type of binary star system, which exhibits eclipses lasting nearly 7 years. Featured on UW News