The First Global Age Map of the Milky Way Galaxy
Astronomers have measured the age of 70,000 stars across the Milky Way using the University of Virginia led APOGEE instrument and put the results into a galactic map.
Near-Field Cosmology at Virginia
Star Formation At Virginia
Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) at Virginia
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Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics at Virginia
Astrochemistry at Virginia
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Green Pea Galaxy Provides Insights to Early Universe Evolution
Newly formed dwarf galaxies were likely the reason that the universe heated up about 13 billion years ago, according to new work by an international team of scientists that included University of Virginia astronomer Trinh Thuan. The finding opens an avenue for better understanding the early period of the universe’s 14 billion year history.
‘Everyday Einstein’ Sabrina Stierwalt Brings Everyday Science to Everybody
Did you know that a UVA Astronomer is your Everyday Einstein? Learn more about Sabrina and her podcast in this article from UVA Today.
Human Computer
Wonderful UVA Virginia Magazine video and article about our friend, Caroyl Beddow Gooch, recalling her work her in the 1940s. Thanks to Molly Minturn for capturing Caroyl's delightful character in this piece.
Dark Skies, Bright Kids receives Packard Foundation Award
The UVA Astronomy outreach program Dark Skies Bright Kids has been given a generous grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for the next three years to run week long summer astronomy programs designed at reaching more rural communities in southern Virginia.
This cosmic 'dinosaur egg' is about to hatch
Professor Kelsey Johnson's research on the ALMA detection of birthplaces of soon-to-be globular clusters was featured in a press release article in the Washington Post. Check out the article, "This cosmic 'dinosaur egg' is about to hatch" on the Washington Post website.
Sandra Liss was the Departmental Award Winner in this year's Graduate Teaching Awards Competition
Graduate Student Sandra Liss was the Departmental Award Winner in this year's Graduate Teaching Awards Competition for her dedication to teaching in the Department of Astronomy. This award, from the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, in collaboration with the University's Teaching Resource Center, recognizes the university's best graduate student teachers and carries an honorarium.
The true extent of Saturn's outermost ring
Professors Anne Verbiscer and Michael Skrutskie are co-authors on the recent Nature paper announcing the discovery of the true extent of Saturn's outermost ring. Prof. Verbiscer and Prof. Skrutskie discovered this ring, the so-called Pheobe ring, in 2009 using the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE)
Professor Steve Majewski discusses the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment (APOGEE) and the plans for the new Southern hemisphere extension of APOGEE, APOGEE-2, in this recent UVA Magazine Spotlight. Check it out!
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News & Announcements
UVA Graduate, Dr. Jake Turner, detects possible exoplanet radio emission
January 4, 2021
By monitoring the cosmos with a radio telescope array, an international team of scientists has detected radio bursts emanating from the constellation Boötes – that could be the first radio... Read»
Nitya Kallivayalil’s research featured in Quanta magazine
December 16, 2020
Nitya Kallivayalil’s research was featured in a Quanta magazine article entitled “The New History of the Milky Way”, which explores the outsize influence of the Large Magellanic Cloud on our own... Read»
Mark Whittle awarded a Jefferson Scholars Foundation 2020 Award for Excellence in Teaching
October 15, 2020
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, in 2012 the Jefferson Scholars Foundation began recognizing University faculty who have demonstrated both excellence in teaching and exceeding care... Read»
