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The Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida is home to a vibrant community actively engaged in research, education, and outreach. Our faculty lead a wide range of research programs using world-class resources including an in-house design-through-fabrication instrumentation program, partner level access to the Gran Telescope Canarias, the HiPerGator-3 supercomputer, and more. Our undergraduate and graduate programs host around 100 students who are split between our Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Graduate Program. Our outreach program includes highly popular weekly public observing nights and annual Starry Night events which allow us to reach tens of thousands of community members.
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- UF doctoral students honored with NASA FINESST Award
November 18, 2025
Second-year Ph.D. student in astronomy, Ruijie (Jay) Shi, under the direction of advisor Rana Ezzeddine, Ph.D., was awarded the honor ... - UF astronomers use James Webb Space Telescope to uncover hidden stars in the Milky Way’s largest stellar nursery
September 24, 2025
Astronomers at the University of Florida are using the world’s most powerful telescope to reveal secrets of the largest star-forming ... - In memoriam: Astronomy Professor Emeritus Stanley Dermott
July 1, 2025
The Department of Astronomy at the University of Florida mourns the passing of Professor Emeritus Stanley Dermott who passed away ... - The 2025-2026 Oegerle Scholarship in Physics and Astronomy
March 5, 2025
David Fulcher and Monique Kubovsky have been awarded the 2025–2026 William Oegerle Scholarship in Physics and Astronomy. David and ...
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