Astronomy and Astrophysics

Mapping the Earliest Structures of the Universe

UCSC astronomers Brant Robertson and Nicole Drakos are part of a team to conduct an ambitious survey through the COSMOS-Webb Program utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Meet astronomy alumna Kirsten Howley

the real-life astrophysicist working to prevent 'Armageddon'

Follow the Volatiles

UCSC leads interdisciplinary consortium for astrobiology research

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Astronomy Faculty Among Highly Cited Researchers in 2020

Universe’s ‘missing matter’ finally found in the space between galaxies

Lick Observatory

Skyward view of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton at night, displaying the dome of the Anna L. Nickel telescope

Cosmic Web

Dark threads of the cosmic web revealed Video Spotlight

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June 24, 2021Cosmic dawn occurred 250 to 350 million years after Big Bang
April 19, 2021James Webb Space Telescope program aims to map the earliest structures of the universe
February 11, 2021What Hollywood gets wrong (and right!) about protecting the Earth from asteroids

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