astronomy
UF Alumna Reaches New Heights at Kitt Peak National Observatory
October 28, 2021Michelle Edwards takes on a leadership role at the preeminent astronomical research center.
What is Deforming This Spiral Galaxy?
June 3, 2021A spiral galaxy 120 million light-years away is looking a bit cockeyed.
Astronomer Paul Torrey Receives UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors
May 11, 2021Each 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
July 17, 2020Professor 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
June 26, 2020Department 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
June 4, 2020A 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
October 30, 2019A 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.