Prof. Telemachos Mouschovias discusses his theoretical work on star formation, focusing on the importance of magnetic fields. Read about it here
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Prof. James B. Kaler 1938-2022Illinois Astronomy is sad to announce the passing of Prof. Emeritus Jim Kaler.
Illinois astronomers help capture first image of Milky Way's black holeCongratulations to Prof. Gammie and his team as part of the international collaboration that just released the first image of the accretion disk surrounding the supermassive Black Hole at the center of our Galaxy. It's a great achievement. Read about it here
100 Gifts for 100 YearsHelp celebrate our centennial by reaching for the stars. In celebration of the department’s centennial, we’re asking for your help to replenish the department’s annual fund. Our goal is 100 gifts for 100 years.
Grad student Colin Burke decodes the mysteries of black hole accretionAstronomy grad student Colin Burke and Prof. Yue Shen led a new study revealing a relation between the light flickering pattern and the black hole mass in active galactic nuclei, published in the Aug 13 issue of Science. Read more here
More Department News
- Congratulations to the Astronomy Illinois List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students. Faculty: Bryan Dunne, Brian Fields, and Leslie Looney and Grad Students: Erica Albrigo, Xinyang Lu, Grant Merz, and Maggie Verrico.
- It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague James B. Kaler, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy. Jim joined the Illinois faculty in 1964, right after finishing his PhD at UCLA with the thesis: "Recombination Spectra of Hydrogen and Helium in Gaseous Nebulae". ...
- Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Harrison! She defended her thesis "Mass Assembly in Protoplanetary Disks: Polarimetry as a Probe of Dust Growth and Accretion" Friday, November 4 with advisor Prof. Leslie Looney.
Calendar
Astronomy Picture of the Day
ASTR 100Learn the basic concepts of modern astronomy, from the Solar System to the Big Bang.
ASTR 210Survey of modern astronomy for students with background in physics.
ASTR 350Studies the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe, and the scientific tools used to study these issues.
