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U Ask, UVA Answers: Kelsey Johnson

Join Kelsey Johnson at the JMRL Central Library, Swanson Room for a free, public speaker series showcasing UVA Research on February 8 at 2:00 PM. 

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University of Virginia astronomy Ph.D. student Raphael Baer-Way, lead author of the new study revealing the first radio detection of a Type Ibn supernova. Baer-Way’s work opens a new window into the final years of massive stars’ lives.
First Radio Signals from Rare Supernova Reveal Star’s Final Years

Astronomers have captured the first radio waves ever detected from a rare class of exploding star, a discovery that has given them an unprecedented look into the final years of a massive star before its death in a powerful stellar explosion called a supernova.

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A&S Scholars Named Among World’s Most Influential Researchers

Four faculty members from the University of Virginia’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences have been named to Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list, which recognizes scholars whose work ranks in the top 1% of citations worldwide.

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A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s orbit around the sun. (Illustration by Johnny Utterback, University Communications, assisted by AI)
UVA Astronomer To Join NASA Asteroid Mission

Anne Verbiscer, a research professor in the University of Virginia’s astronomy department, will soon be working with NASA to take a closer look at Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.

Join Us for Public Nights at McCormick Observatory!

McCormick Observatory Public Night Program
Leander McCormick Observatory is open on the FIRST and THIRD Friday nights of every month (except holidays) year-round. 
Tickets are released one month in advance on the first business day of the month, around noon.