Department of Astronomy

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced a stunningly detailed portrait of the Triangulum Galaxy, displaying a full spiral face aglow.

Science fiction has come alive in our modern world. Current projects at the UW show that some literary fantasies will soon be reality.

Wondering if we've got neighbors? UW astrobiologists are looking for signs of life elsewhere in the Universe. 

Assistant Research Professor Rory Barnes' published paper is cited in a recent article about fictional Star Trek Planet Vulcan.

UW Astronomy assistant professor Sarah Tuttle is quoted.

University of Washington astronomer Victoria Meadows is quoted.

University of Washington astronomy professor Don Brownlee, a meteorite and comet recovery and research expert was consulted for this mission.

Rory Barnes, assistant professor at the University of Washington Department of Astronomy is quoted.

New research from astronomers at UW shows that large obliquity variations in a planet in the "habitable zone" will increase the likelihood for a frozen surface.

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.