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The larger of the two observatories opens its roof to allow those inside to look at the sky.

UF’s Rosemary Hill Observatory offers a rare view of the night sky

February 9, 2024

Far away from the light pollution of big cities, Rosemary Hill is the perfect place to stargaze for residents of North Central Florida.

a nebula on the left glows in the sky as a student works to capture photography using an advanced telescope

Stars in Astronomy visible right here on campus

January 31, 2024

UF Astronomy propels discovery and soars to new heights.

Milky Way

UF astronomers illuminate dark region of Milky Way

December 4, 2023

Despite its potential for star formation, a perplexing dark region at the heart of our galaxy has remained oddly quiet. We finally have some insight into what’s going on, thanks to a team of UF astronomers who are using observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to unravel the mysteries.

UF astronomy student holds watch party for solar eclipse in Micanopy

October 17, 2023

Savannah Still partners with the nonprofit Cuscowilla Nature Retreat Center to host a solar eclipse watch party event.

Artist's impression of triple protostars

Astronomers Reveal Feeding Frenzy in Stellar Nursery

August 4, 2023

A global research team makes a discovery that expands our understanding of star and planet formation.

Study Reveals Evidence of Diverse Organic Material on Mars

July 12, 2023

A new study, led by scientists including UF astrobiologist Amy Williams, presents compelling evidence for organic material on the Martian surface.

black hole nebula

New Findings Illuminate the Origins of Black Hole Mergers

June 29, 2023

UF astrophysicist Jeffrey Andrews and collaborators are providing a clearer picture of the formation of black hole pairs.

A cosmic view of gravitational waves and pulsars

UF Researchers Reveal the Hidden Hum of a Cosmic Symphony

June 29, 2023

After 15 years of data collection, scientists from the NANOGrav collaboration, including astrophysicist Laura Blecha and grad student Analis Evans, have detected evidence of gravitational waves at ultra-low frequencies.

One-third of Galaxy’s Most Common Planets Could be in Habitable Zone

May 30, 2023

Hundreds of millions of planets could have the right orbit to sport liquid water and possible life.

Celebrating a Record-Breaking Giving Day

March 7, 2023

The college received a record-breaking number of gifts from Gators all over the world on Giving Day 2023.

Saturn and galaxy visible from planet's horizon.

CLAS Researchers Named Scialog Fellows

February 27, 2023

UF researchers join Scialog’s “Signatures of Life in the Universe,” a collaboration that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial life.

Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to look deep into the heart of the pair of merging galaxies known as UGC 4211 discovered two black holes growing side by side, just 750 light-years apart. This artist’s conception shows the late-stage galaxy merger and its two central black holes. The binary black holes are the closest together ever observed in multiple wavelengths.

Scientists Find Black Holes Tangled in Cosmic Dance

January 9, 2023

An international team of scientists, including UF astrophysicist Laura Blecha, makes a surprising discovery at the heart of a galactic merger that could expand our knowledge of space and time.

Searching for New Planets? These Astronomers Know Where to Look

June 17, 2022

New planet-hunting technologies inspire researchers to re-think their tactics in the search for planets beyond our solar system.

Record-Setting Star Offers Clues About the Origins of Heavy Elements Found on Earth

May 10, 2022

Astronomers have identified widest range of elements in a single object beyond our solar system.

CLAS Professors Receive NSF CAREER Awards

April 13, 2022

The prestigious awards are granted by the NSF to early-career faculty who demonstrate the potential to serve as academic role models in their fields.

UF Alumna Reaches New Heights at Kitt Peak National Observatory

October 28, 2021

Michelle Edwards takes on a leadership role at the preeminent astronomical research center.

Spiral Galaxy

What is Deforming This Spiral Galaxy?

June 3, 2021

A spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away is looking a bit cockeyed.

Paul Torrey

Astronomer Paul Torrey Receives UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors

May 11, 2021

Each year, the award honors 10 pre-tenure faculty members throughout the university who have shown outstanding promise in research.

Amy Williams

Professor Amy Williams Discusses Next Mars Rover Mission in NASA Video

July 17, 2020

Professor Amy Williams from the Department of Geological Sciences was interviewed by NASA Astrobiology for its “Countdown to Mars” video series.

Graduate student Quadry Chance

Astronomy Graduate Student Quadry Chance Named Pre-Doctoral Fellow

June 26, 2020

Department of Astronomy graduate student Quadry Chance was recently named one of this year’s Predoctoral Fellows at the Center for Computational Astrophysics.