Department of Astronomy

Julianne Dalcanton, chair of the astronomy department, explains her role in the collection of masks for medical workers.

Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy, explains the effect coronavirus and quarantines are having on the astronomy field.

Emily Levesque, an associate professor of astronomy, discusses why the star Betelgeuse is dimming.

The program was established in 2019 to recognize achievement and extraordinary service to the filed of astronomy.

Chris Laws, senior astronomy lecturer, discusses how the earth's "wobble" could effect zodiac signs.

Victoria Meadows, astronomy professor, explains the utility of new telescope and observatory technology in the search for extraterrestrial life.

Victoria Meadows, astronomy professor, discusses new telescope and observatory technology and how it relates to the search for extraterrestrials.

Victoria Meadows, astronomy professor, describes observations planned with the intention of searching for extraterrestrial life.

Eric Bellm, research assistant professor of astronomy, discusses new technology is space observation.

Rory Barnes, assistant professor of astronomy, puzzles what would happen if Earth were a superplanet.

Emily Levesque, assistant professor of astronomy, elaborates on how new observations have allowed a star to be studied more closely.

Rory Barnes, assistant professor of astronomy, discusses the feasibility of aspects of the galaxy in which sci-fi movie series Star Wars takes place in.

University of Washington Professor of Astronomy Paula Szkody will serve as the AAS president starting in 2020.

Julianne Dalcanton, professor and chair of astronomy at the UW, led the team that captured an image that may look like a ghostly apparition, but it is not.

Assistant Professor of Astronomy Matthew McQuinn has teamed up with an international team of astronomers to discover more about the clouds of gas surrounding galaxies.