Tag: Astronomy
UF Alumna Reaches New Heights at Kitt Peak National Observatory
Michelle Edwards takes on a leadership role at the preeminent astronomical research center.
What is Deforming This Spiral Galaxy?
A spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away is looking a bit cockeyed.
Astronomer Paul Torrey Receives UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
Each year, the award honors 10 pre-tenure faculty members throughout the university who have shown outstanding promise in research.
Professor Amy Williams Discusses Next Mars Rover Mission in NASA Video
Professor Amy Williams from the Department of Geological Sciences was interviewed by NASA Astrobiology for its “Countdown to Mars” video series.
Astronomy Graduate Student Quadry Chance Named Pre-Doctoral Fellow
Department of Astronomy graduate student Quadry Chance was recently named one of this year’s Predoctoral Fellows at the Center for Computational Astrophysics.
Aboard the International Space Station, Super-Resolution Camera to Capture Images of Earth
A UF Astronomy team's camera can capture a snapshot of the entire Earth in half an hour.
UF Astronomer Helps Discover Huge Nebula Formed by Galactic Winds
A team of astronomers including UF's Paul Sell discovered a huge, glowing nebula surrounding a massive galaxy 5.8 billion light years away. Read what the findings tell us about galactic winds.