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Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) at Virginia

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Instrumentation Laboratory at Virginia

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Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics at Virginia

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Astrochemistry at Virginia

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Planetary Science at Virginia

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NSF Grant Will Fund Astronomer in Search of the Origins of the Universe

The night sky is full of clues about the origins of our universe; the challenge is developing technology sensitive enough to see them. Because light from far away sources takes a long time to travel across the immense distances of space, it carries pictures of the universe that reach back to the moment of its creation, and with the help of a $52.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation to the Simons Observatory, astronomers like UVA’s Bradley Johnson are working to develop instruments that could help us see those pictures and could give us a window into very beginning of time.

PBS NOVA Special - first results from JWST

 

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided scientists with previously unimaginable details of galaxies millions of light years away. Now astronomers including the University of Virginia’s Aaron Evans are using the stunning images and data to study what’s happening at the cores of other galaxies. Read more here: https://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-astronomer-details-next-round-science-webb-space-telescope

Dr. Anne Verbiscer looks for oceans on Pluto

“Pluto’s huge nitrogen-ice-filled basin, Sputnik Planitia, is a dominant feature on the dwarf planet,” said Dr. Anne Verbiscer, who is a research professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Virginia, along with being the Deputy Project Scientist and a Co-Investigator on NASA’s New Horizons. “It’s the brightest (most reflective) area, with unique composition, and holds clues to the possible existence of a sub-surface ocean.

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Hannah Richstein named Jefferson Scholar

June 7, 2023

Graduate student, Hannah Richstein, has been named one of the 35 world-class students receivng the Jefferson Fellowship. The ... Read»

NSF Grant Will Fund Astronomer in Search of the Origins of the Universe

June 6, 2023

The night sky is full of clues about the origins of our universe; the challenge is developing technology sensitive enough to see them. Because light from far away sources takes a long time to... Read»

PBS NOVA Special - first results from JWST

March 2, 2023

 

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided scientists with previously unimaginable details of galaxies millions of light years away. Now astronomers including the University of Virginia’... Read»

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