| Department of Astronomy

Anna Dignan’s astronomy class explores the possibility of life on exoplanets -- planets outside our own solar system. (Photo by Lathan Goumas, University Communications)

July 14, 2026

Summer course explores ‘alien worlds’

Today’s interviewee is Amina Diop, a fifth-year doctoral student at the University of Virginia.

June 16, 2026

Black Space Week 2026: Interview with Amina Diop

InterconnectedCosmos_Hero Illustration by Avery Wagner

June 8, 2026

Breaking Down Disciplinary Boundaries in Astronomy: Inside UVA’s Interconnected Cosmos Initiative

The recently released U.S. Department of Defense cache of once-classified papers on unidentified anomalous phenomena raises more questions than they answer, says one UVA expert. (Illustration by Johnny Utterback, University Communications)

May 21, 2026

Are we alone? UFO files spark questions about bias and belief

Blended star trails as they appear over the Mayall Telescope in Arizona that houses the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. (Contributed photo by Luke Tyas/Berkeley Lab and KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

April 20, 2026

Mapping the hidden structure of the universe

Mtex field technician Allen Arnst carefully sets the radio telescope dish atop its pedestal. (Photo by Lathan Goumas, University Communications)

April 7, 2026

New radio telescope to help UVA astronomers stalk dark matter in deep space

Fourth-year architecture student Lorena Maier sketches in the Leander McCormick Observatory during a class session there. (Photo by Matt Riley, University Communications)

April 2, 2026

UVA architecture students observe the observatory

Galaxy image

April 2, 2026

A New Era for Astronomy at UVA

Matt Pryal, an assistant professor in UVA’s Department of Astronomy, predicts the Artemis missions will inspire a new generation. (University Communications photo)

April 1, 2026

5 reasons why the Artemis II mission is a big deal

3 people (Kaia Atzberger, Andrew Pace and Nitya Kallivaylil) beside the Astronomy Building sign.

March 30, 2026

Stellar Fossil Offers Insight into the Early Universe

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