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September 22, 2016
Big Data is everywhere — even the skies. UW Astronomer Andrew Connolly shows how large amounts of data are being collected about our universe, and how it could lead to new discoveries. npr.org
September 2, 2016
The discovery of an Earth-size planet around the nearest star to Earth has generated a lot of buzz, and even speculation that a robotic probe may soon visit the world. space.com
August 31, 2016
University of Washington astronomer Rory Barnes says Proxima Centauri b is the biggest discovery in 20 years for planet hunters like himself. ct.moreover.com
August 31, 2016
KOMO Radio's Herb Weisbaum interviews Rory Barnes, professor of astronomy at the UW, about the potential for habitability of Proxima b. soundcloud.com
August 31, 2016
The University of Washington-based Virtual Planetary Laboratory is taking the discovery of the nearest planet found to our own solar system to the next phase. king5.com
August 31, 2016
The discovery of a roughly Earth-size planet around Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to Earth, has generated a lot of buzz. ct.moreover.com
August 26, 2016
In case you weren’t on Earth on Wednesday, here’s what you missed: Astronomers found a planet as close by as a planet could possibly be — in the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri. ct.moreover.com
August 24, 2016
An Earth-sized planet that could boast water, even an ocean, has been found circling the star nearest our sun. usatoday.com
August 24, 2016
On Wednesday astronomers made the kind of announcement that can only occur once in human history: the discovery of the nearest potentially habitable world beyond our solar system. ct.moreover.com
August 10, 2016
This year’s Perseid meteor shower is expected to be unusually intense. UW astronomer Woody Sullivan is quoted. seattletimes.com
July 4, 2016
Using observations of storms in the solar system, a team of astronomers has extrapolated to predict lightning on several exoplanets. newscientist.com
June 27, 2016
Scientists for the first time have directly detected key organic compounds in a comet. cbc.ca
June 20, 2016
Robert Stacey, Dean of the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences, announced that Suzanne Hawley will be the next Divisional Dean for the Natural Sciences. Read More
June 11, 2016
Are we alone? Fifty-five years ago, astronomer Frank Drake came up with an equation that weighed the odds for aliens. geekwire.com
June 11, 2016
Alien life on exoplanets just might not flourish and just might die young, according to one study. Another study, co-authored by UW astronomy professor Woody Sullivan, is referenced. inquisitr.com