The B.S. in astronomy & astrophysics at UW offers students an adventurous course of study in astronomical objects—from stars to black holes to solar systems—and their properties and functions. The ...

The IceCube project at the geographic South Pole melted eighty-six holes over 1.5 miles deep in the Antarctic icecap to construct an enormous astronomical observatory. The experiment recently ...

The lecture series features Francis Nimmo, Adriane Steinacker, and Graeme Smith discussing different aspects of the transit of Venus. Photo courtesy of Greg Laughlin. This photo taken at Lick ...

THE Halley Lecture in the University of Oxford was founded by the late Henry Wilde, on the return of Halley's comet in 1910. The lecture is given annually on a subject connected with astronomy or ...

We live in the first time when it is possible to map our universe. We now know that galaxies like our own Milky Way trace the largest patterns in nature. These patterns, first seen in a slice of the ...

A three-day workshop on astronomy and astrophysics will be conducted by the Department of Physics and Mathematics, St. Philomena’s College, in the city from February 11. The workshop will cover topics ...

Several events have been organised in and around the city to mark Science Day on February 28. A statement released by the Iucaa said, "In the Iucaa main building, the faculty will display the latest ...

Somak Raychaudhury, astrophysicist and director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune who was fortunate to have the great physicist as one of his professors in ...

A university is to hold lectures aimed at children, looking at work behind the scenes of festive movies. The University of East Anglia (UEA) will host the talks, exploring what goes into special ...