2014 News
April 17, 2025
Astronomers analyze atmosphere of planet orbiting another star
October 09, 2014
Scientists have made the most detailed global map yet of the glow from a planet orbiting another star.
Astrophysicist Douglas Lin wins 2014 Brouwer Award
June 30, 2014
Douglas N. C. Lin earns recognition for outstanding contributions to the field of dynamical astronomy.
Astronomer Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz wins fellowship at Harvard's Radcliffe Institute
May 21, 2014
Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is among a select group of 50 artists and scholars chosen for the Radcliffe Fellows Program.
Astronomer Harland Epps honored by Astronomical Society of the Pacific
May 16, 2014
Harland Epps, a pioneer of astronomical optics, will receive the ASP's Maria and Eric Muhlmann Award.
Lick's Automated Planet Finder: First robotic telescope for planet hunters
March 25, 2014
In its first months of operation, the APF has found two new planetary systems, giving astronomers a taste of planetary riches to come
When a black hole shreds a star, a bright flare tells the story
February 18, 2014
A new study shows what happens during the disruption of a star as it falls into a black hole
Distant quasar illuminates a filament of the cosmic web
January 19, 2014
UCSC astronomers discovered a distant quasar illuminating a vast nebula of diffuse gas, revealing part of the cosmic web.
Astrophysicist Piero Madau wins Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
January 15, 2014
Piero Madau, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, has been chosen to receive the 2014 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics.
UCSC astronomers discover ultra-bright young galaxies
January 07, 2014
Astronomers have discovered four surprisingly bright galaxies that are among the earliest and most distant galaxies ever observed.
World's most powerful exoplanet camera looks skyward
January 07, 2014
Much of the key technology for the Gemini Planet Imager was demonstrated and validated at UCSC's Laboratory for Adaptive Optics.
