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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.
Recent News
- UF Space Science Seminar: The Exploration of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt by New Horizons
March 6, 2024
Read more "UF Space Science Seminar: The Exploration of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt by New Horizons" - Impact of Giving Day on UF Astronomy
February 15, 2024
Giving Day is here and I am proud that UF Astronomy is a featured fund for the second year in a ... - Discovery Alert: Earth-sized Planet Has a ‘Lava Hemisphere’
February 13, 2024
Ben Capistrant, UF Astro PhD student, has published a new paper detailing how in a system with two known planets, ... - Stars in Astronomy visible right here on campus
February 13, 2024
With new tools like Webb telescope, Astronomy faculty, students peer into mysteries of the cosmos. Read more "Stars in Astronomy visible ...
