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Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics

The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA) provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in astronomy and astrophysics with the research community, the ...
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Primitive star offers rare window into the dawn of our universe

Studying the star, called SDSS J0715-7334, could give astronomers insights into how the universe's first stars were formed ...
University of Delaware

Physics & Astronomy

Welcome to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware, where the pursuit of scientific discovery and innovation meets cutting-edge research and academic excellence. Our ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Since creation in 2010, astronomy concentration draws no students

Since its creation in 2010, the astronomy concentration has had no concentrators, despite healthy interest in both astronomy courses and the related concentration of astrophysics. Astronomy offers an ...
New Scientist

How does astronomy fit into astrophysics – and does it matter?

With some regularity, I get asked the difference between astronomy and astrophysics. I suppose I’m a good person to ask: Of my three degrees, two of them are in “astronomy and astrophysics”. But what ...
University of Wyoming

UW Physics and Astronomy Graduate Student Wins Major Astronomy Award

Eliza Frankel, a University of Wyoming physics and astronomy Ph.D. student, poses with her award-winning poster at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Phoenix, Ariz. in early January.
Mississippi State University

MSU’s Winger selected new head of physics and astronomy department

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State faculty member with more than a decade of service to the university is the new head of MSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. Professor Jeff Winger begins his ...

Students were skipping my astrophysics class to play video games – so I turned the class itself into a video game

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) ...
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Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date. The Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA) provides an ...
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Opportunities in Physics and Astronomy

Together our department fosters an environment of mutual respect, dignity, and a passion for discovery. Find opportunities here to explore your interests and get involved on campus, in your local ...
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Astronomy & Astrophysics

UCSC has received a five-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support talented but financially needy students pursuing bachelor’s degrees in physics or astrophysics. The Alfred ...