Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Astronomer Jerry Nelson, pioneering designer of large telescopes, dies at age 73
Jerry Nelson, a pioneering astronomer known for his innovative designs for advanced telescopes, died June 10 at his home in Santa Cruz.
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Astronomer Sandra Faber awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize
Faber’s groundbreaking studies of galaxies helped establish many of the foundational principles of modern cosmology.
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Cultivating potential: How UC Santa Cruz is helping undocumented students thrive
Thanks to more than a half-dozen programs, undocumented students on campus have been able to get support, assistance, and encouragement—and the campus benefits from nurturing their passion and talent.
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Ripples in cosmic web measured using rare double quasars
Astronomers have made the first measurements of small-scale ripples in the primeval hydrogen gas left over from the Big Bang.
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Inspiring young students to branch into STEM
This spring, an enterprising group of Watsonville High School students put on lab coats and safety goggles and got a behind-the-scenes look at the labs of UC Santa Cruz’s Science Hill.
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Planet hunting alumna Natalie Batalha among Time’s 100 most influential people
Natalie Batalha, a NASA scientist who earned her Ph.D. in astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, has been named to Time magazine’s annual list of the “100 most influential people in the world.”
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Planet hunting citizen scientists produce quick results for astronomers
The Exoplanet Explorer project led by UCSC astronomer Ian Crossfield got a big boost from a live television broadcast in Australia
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Star Party slated for Alumni Weekend
UC Observatories/Lick Observatory and the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics are joining forces to put on a Star Party, replete with jazz, informative talks from foremost experts on astronomy, constellation identification, and telescopes for viewing celestial objects once night falls.
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UCSC and Chinese officials sign agreement for Graduate Student Scholars Program
New program will bring top Chinese students to UC Santa Cruz for graduate studies in astronomy and astrophysics.
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Astronomers observe early stages of Milky Way-like galaxies in distant universe
New observations reveal massive, dusty galaxies with high rates of star formation and large, extended layers of gas.
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Universe’s ultraviolet background provides clues about missing galaxies
A new technique to detect the cosmic ultraviolet background radiation may show why there are so few small galaxies.
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Lick Observatory offers new Public Evening Tours of telescopes in 2017
Growing demand has led to expanded opportunities for the public to see and view through the observatory’s telescopes.