College of Natural Sciences

Taft Armandroff Elected to Chair Giant Magellan Telescope Board of Directors

The McDonald Observatory director Taft Armandroff of The University of Texas at Austin will lead the next phase of ...
Lookout Local Santa Cruz

UCSC astronomy Ph.D. survived war and helped build Kosovo’s first observatory. Now she’s bringing the cosmos to Bay Area classrooms.

After surviving the Kosovo War and witnessing her first solar eclipse as a child, UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. student ...
Indiana Daily Student

Kirkwood Observatory brings weekly astronomy nights to IU students, Bloomington locals

The observatory’s proximity to Kirkwood Avenue, a hotspot for IU students, helps attract people outside of the astronomy ...
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Mysteriously Accelerates As It Moves Behind Sun

3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on December 19, 2025, and scientists are eager to study its ...