Department of Astronomy

New research from the UW Department of Astronomy helps to explain why astronomers have detected few circumbinary planets.

Geographically speaking, the Pacific Northwest is one of the best places in America to see tonight’s super-hyped total lunar eclipse. Meteorologically speaking? Not so much.

Skywatchers from Vancouver to Siberia shared their images of the total lunar eclipse. Julie Lutz, a UW astronomer, is quoted.

The astronomers have fully ruled out that an alien megastructure might be responsible for the weirdly fluctuating light from a distant star. 

KIC 8462852 is nicknamed “Tabby’s Star” after LSU astronomer Boyajian, who discovered it with the help of citizen scientists. UW astronomers co-authored. 

Explore the origins of cosmic gold, written by Jérôme Margueron, a visiting scientist at the UW's Institute for Nuclear Theory.

Recent surveys have shown that large percentages of people working in academic fields, especially women and graduate students, have been victims of some form of sexual misconduct.

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, three UW astrobiologists, including astronomy doctoral students, Brett Morris and Marshall Styczinski, will discuss their research at the Pacific Science Center.

It seems like even black holes can’t resist the temptation to insert themselves unannounced into photographs.

A sky survey that draws upon the data-crunching skills of researchers at the UW has reached a milestone known as “first light." 

A group of scientists from CalTech and the UW has modified an old telescope to create a powerful tool capable of capturing high-definition images of the Northern sky.

Scientists with the UW and nine additional partner institutions, announced that the Zwicky Transient Facility has seen “first light."

Victoria Meadows, professor of astronomy at the UW, is quoted.

Another big announcement about gravitational waves is coming up, and this time the hints point to  observations in electromagnetic wavelengths as well.

New evidence from a pair of scientists in the UK shows that our nearest star could have been "stolen." Russell Deitrick, UW graduate student in astronomy, is quoted.