The Department of Astronomy

Join us on Monday, June 23rd at 11 am for a full-dome live stream as the first images from the world's largest telescope are revealed. Click the following link for more information and how to register: shorturl.at/zUnhx

HAPPENING TODAY: Join us at 7 PM at Palmer Commons for The Orren C. Mohler Prize Lecture! Talk by Dr. Volker Springel.

Please join us on Wednesday, April 9th, at 7 PM at Palmer Commons for The Orren C. Mohler Prize Lecture!

LAST CALL: Applications close tomorrow, August 14, 2024! For more information about this event and how to apply, click the following link: buff.ly/32w45RZ

“To actually see what the universe is like does greatly impacts people. It opens our perspective. We’re reminded that life is bigger than us.” @michiganastro's Joel Bregman on the significance of the #Moon landing 55 years later: myumi.ch/zXpdV

Michigan Astronomy graduate student Aster Taylor talks about dark comets at buff.ly/3zUDSlq #astronomy #astrophysics #comets #umich

During the space race, scientific research became integrated with public culture, but how relevant is the Moon landing to our lives as we know it now? @michiganastro Professor Joel Bregman comments: myumi.ch/zXpdV

Are you looking at applying to Graduate Schools? Apply for our upcoming Preview Weekend in October! For more information about this event and how to apply, click the following link: buff.ly/32w45RZ

Interested in learning more about the PhD program in Astronomy at the University of Michigan? Apply for our upcoming Preview Weekend in October! For more information about this event and how to apply, click the following link: buff.ly/32w45RZ

Astro Prof. Lee Hartmann was recently elected to the NationalAcademy of Sciences! buff.ly/3UQ18cj #astronomy #astrophysics #umich

In anticipation of the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, we're sharing resources about the sun, moon, planets, and stars. @UMich @umichARTS How to solar eclipse: myumi.ch/1bbnx

Now or in 20 years! The #SolarEclipse2024 will reveal the sun’s outer atmosphere as a tangle of light that outlines the moon’s silhouette like a crown.@umich researchers are preparing cameras, weather balloons, radio antennas and much more! news.umich.edu/total-eclipse-…

A team led by scientists from @MichiganAstro, @UArizona & @UVic are using the James Webb Space Telescope to search for newborn exoplanets. U-M professor Michael Meyer & postdoctoral researcher Gabriele Cugno spoke with @SPACEdotcom about the project: myumi.ch/1bbNg

TONIGHT at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space. #astrobiology #astronomy #planetaryScience #umich

On April 8, stop by the Institute for the Humanities to grab a pair of eclipse glasses, learn about the mythology surrounding the eclipse and other celestial objects, grab some food, and get updated on Institute happenings. Learn more: myumi.ch/mZ7nx

.@michiganastro Professor Emily Rauscher answers five questions about the April 8 solar eclipse and offers creative ways to enjoy the rare, socially significant event: the sight of “a flaming crown around a blacked-out Sun.” ☀️ myumi.ch/dAAN8

Tomorrow April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space. #astrobiology #astronomy #planetaryScience #umich

Happening Wed. April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space. #astrobiology #astronomy #planetaryScience #umich

Wed. April 3rd at 7 p.m. at Forum Hall in Palmer Commons Dr. Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University: building stars, planets, and the ingredients for life in space. #astrobiology #astronomy #planetaryScience #umich

All about the coming solar eclipse, from Prof. Ted Bergin! buff.ly/3vpfgiH