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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
- Mars Close Approach 2022 @ CTO
December 5, 2022
We will be hosting a Mars special event, free and open to the public, on Friday, December 9! Please join ... - Postdoc Symposium, Fall 2022
December 1, 2022
We are pleased to announce the postdoc symposium this coming Friday, December 2nd! This exciting event will involve presentations from out ... - Graduate student Nicholas Barth receives prestigious ‘Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology’ (FINESST) grant
November 7, 2022
By Joey Weslo — November 2022 NICHOLAS BARTH, a fourth-year University of Florida graduate student pursuing a Ph.D. in Astronomy, has ... - Symposium, Fall 2022
October 10, 2022
We are pleased to announce our graduate symposium this coming Friday, October 14th! This exciting all-day event will involve presentations from ...