Prof. Charles Gammie will be giving a lecture on Black Holes on October 7, 11:00 am. The Center for Advanced Studies is sponsoring this talk. Click here for more information.
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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.
Illinois Graduate Student Detects Signs of Water in a Galaxy Far, Far AwaySreevani Jarugula is among the ALMA scientists who detected signs of water in the Universe.
Astronomy 100th Anniversary CelebrationAstronomy recently celebrated 100 years as a department. Follow the link to the video of the celebration.
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
Astronomy professor Xin Liu has been promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations, Xin!
Professor Yue Shen will be giving a lecture on Black Holes on September 16, 11:00 am. The Center for Advanced Studies is sponsoring this talk. Read here for more information.
More Department News
- Sreevani Jarugula is among the ALMA scientists who detected signs of water in the Universe. Read more here.
- Visit https://dixongraphics.printavo.com/merch/department-of-astronomy to purchase Astronomy branded apparel.
- Although we would have loved to invite everyone back to campus to celebrate our 100th anniversary, with the pandemic it was not possible. Instead, we held a virtual celebration of the Department of Astronomy’s 100th year on August 21st. We shared some history, some stories of our graduates, and...
- Congratulations to Alex Gagliano, NSF Graduate Fellow at Astronomy Illinois for winning the "Best Student Paper" award at The American Statistical Association Astrostatistics Interest Group 2021 Joint Statistical Meeting!
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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.
