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    Astronomy at Illinois

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  • Black Hole
    Illinois astronomers help capture first image of Milky Way's black hole

    Congratulations 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

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  • Talk with Leslie Looney
    940 Feet with Professor Leslie Looney

    Professor Leslie Looney recently gave an interview about learning Astronomy.

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  • 100 Years
    100 Gifts for 100 Years
    Help 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.
     

     

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    Illinois Graduate Student Detects Signs of Water in a Galaxy Far, Far Away

    Sreevani Jarugula is among the ALMA scientists who detected signs of water in the Universe.

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  • Girls Summer Camp

    Applications Now Open for Girls’ Astronomy Summer Camp 2022

    We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2022 Girls’ Astronomy Summer Camp! This summer camp for high school students will be focused on hands-on astronomy projects. Join this two-day camp to play with real astronomical data and hang with UIUC professors and graduate students! Camp highlights: Work on real astronomy...
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  • Black Hole

    Illinois astronomers help capture first image of Milky Way's black hole

    Congratulations 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.  
    Read full story Illinois astronomers help capture first image of Milky Way's black hole
  • Paul Sutter

    Alumna Wins Corones Award

    Congratulations to Dr. Paul Sutter, who was just awarded the 2022 Corones Award. Paul is one of our physics alums (worked with Prof. Ricker) and a great science communicator. Read about it here.
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More Department News

  • "Elusive Gas From Post-starburst Galaxies Hiding in Plain Sight"
    A team of Astronomers including Prof. French have discovered that post-starburst galaxies condense their gas rather than expelling it, begging the question: what’s actually keeping them from forming stars? Read more here: https://...
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  • Prof. Looney and Alum John Tobin Lead Study of Protostars
    Illinois Prof. Looney was part of the team (led by alum John Tobin) that probed the youngest protostars in Orion at the highest resolution to date. They found that roughly 30% of all systems surveyed contained multiple stars, which shows that binary formation occurs hand in hand with the earliest...
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  • Protecting Dark and Quiet Skies from Interference
    New affiliate Astronomy faculty Prof. Eggl and Astronomy Research Prof. Gruendl were invited to join the new International Astronomical Union Centre for the Protection of the Dark Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference. Read more here
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  • Asteroids
    Prof. Leslie Looney discusses near Earth asteroids in Newsweek
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  • Observable Universe by Pablo Carlos Budassi
    ASTR 100

    Introduction to Astronomy

    Learn the basic concepts of modern astronomy, from the Solar System to the Big Bang.
    Course Description for ASTR 100
  • Cosmic Microwave Background
    ASTR 210

    Introduction to Astrophysics

    Survey of modern astronomy for students with background in physics.
    Course Description for ASTR 210
  • Hubble eXtreme Deep Field
    ASTR 350

    The Big Bang, Black Holes, and the End of the Universe

    Studies the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe, and the scientific tools used to study these issues.
    Course Description for ASTR 350

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