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UF joins NASA mission to launch artificial star into Earth’s orbit

UF joins NASA mission to launch artificial star into Earth’s orbit

The University of Florida will collaborate with nine other universities on a groundbreaking $19.5 million Landolt NASA Space Mission.

A picture of the solar eclipse.

Rare Solar Eclipse Draws Huge Crowds to UF Observatory (opens in new tab)

On April 8, visitors at the UF’s Campus Teaching Observatory were treated to a rare celestial sight: a solar eclipse.

Impact of Giving Day on UF Astro

Impact of Giving Day (opens in new tab)

Giving Day is here and I am proud that UF Astronomy is a featured fund for the second year in a row! I invite our incredible community of supporters to make a gift of any size to the Department of Astronomy and make an impact in the lives of current and future Gators! https://givingday.ufl.edu/campaigns/astronomy-department-fund

UF Astronomers Illuminate Dark Region of Milky Way

UF Astronomers Illuminate Dark Region of Milky Way (opens in new tab)

A research team harnesses the James Webb Space Telescope to explore a galactic enigma (opens in new tab)

Partial Solar Eclipse Observed During UF Astronomy Event

Partial Solar Eclipse Observed During UF Astronomy Event

On Saturday, October 14, viewers at the Cuscowilla Nature Preserve were treated to a rare sight, a partial solar eclipse, where the Moon blocked up to about half of the Sun’s light as seen from north Florida.

Rafael Guzman, UF spinoff Satlantis leverages deep-space astronomy to provide solutions closer to homeBy Joseph Kays

Satellite-mounted telescopes get a new focus: Earth

UF spinoff Satlantis leverages deep-space astronomy to provide solutions closer to home

UF Astronomers Observe A Circumplanetary Disk With ALMA

UF Astronomers Observe A Circumplanetary Disk With ALMA (opens in new tab)

Scientists using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to study planet formation have made the first-ever detection of gas in a circumplanetary disk, suggesting the presence of a very young exoplanet (Bae et al: The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 934:L20). (opens in new tab)

UF Astronomers are using the JWST

UF Astronomers are using the JWST (opens in new tab)

With the James Webb telescope, Florida scientists delve into the deepest questions of the cosmos. (opens in new tab)

Courtesy of SpaceX

UF & Satlantis launch their first iSIM-90 camera

A 16U CubeSat with the iSIM-90 camera designed at the UF Department of Astronomy was successfully deployed into outer orbit.

UF Astronomers observe a lopsided galaxy

UF Astronomers observe a lopsided galaxy

With the Hubble Space Telescope, a UF astronomer examined a galaxy pressed out of shape The NGC 2276 galaxy, 120 million light years from earth, was recently photographed with a lopsided form by a Hubble Space Telescope project led by UF's Paul Sell. (NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute/Paul Sell)

Cosmic Salt Shaker

Cosmic Salt Shaker

UF Astronomer Adam Ginsburg has observed salt in a disk around a massive young star, for the first time revealing its hot inner disk

The Gran Telescopio Canarias

The Gran Telescopio Canarias

The Largest Optical and Infrared Telescope in the World, operated by Spain, Mexico, and the University of Florida.

HiPerGator-3

HiPerGator-3 (opens in new tab)

HiPerGator 3.0 includes the new AI NVIDIA DGX A100 SuperPod. (opens in new tab)

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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 Astronomy major Dana Yaptangco awarded Oegerle Scholarship
October 13, 2023
Dana says “I’m honored to have been awarded the Oegerle scholarship by our department. Under the mentorship of Prof. Sarah ...
Astronomers Reveal Feeding Frenzy in Stellar Nursery
September 8, 2023
Read more "Astronomers Reveal Feeding Frenzy in Stellar Nursery"
Natalia Guerrero Accepted For 2023 Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement Workshop
August 21, 2023
Natalia Guerrero was accepted to attend the 2023 Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement professional development workshop hosted by the USRA Lunar and Planetary ...
Student Power Unleashed: UF Undergraduate’s Impact on Project Launch
July 14, 2023
“With the power of machine learning and AI, we were able to present a project where we can explore the ...

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