“The Universe on a Computer: The Formation of Galaxies, Stars and Planets in a Violent Cosmos” November 15, 2017The second speaker in the 2017-18 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series will be Philip Hopkins from the California...Events·
“The Physics of Climate Change” October 24, 2017The Physics and Astronomy Club will host a talk by John Ruhl, the Connecticut Professor in the Department...Events·
“Mapping the Universe: New Vistas, New Lands” October 11, 2017Join the Department of Astronomy as renowned astronomers from across the country give five free lectures throughout the...Events·
5 things you should know about… solar eclipses August 21, 2017Across North America, people will get to witness a rare celestial event today: a solar eclipse, which occurs...FeaturedUniversity News·
Solar Eclipse Party August 15, 2017A solar eclipse will be visible across the United States Monday, Aug. 21. While Cleveland won’t be in...Events·
Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series: “The Frontier From Space” April 13, 2017The 2016-2017 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series continues today (April 13) from 8 to 9 p.m. at the...Events·
2016-2017 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series: “Our Future Off‐Earth” March 9, 2017In cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Cleveland Astronomical Society, the Department of Astronomy—through...Events·
Science Café Cleveland: “Dark Matter or Modified Gravity? What the Acceleration Scale in Galaxies Suggests” March 6, 2017Is dark matter real, or did physicists get gravity wrong, as it operates at radically different scales than...Events·
Case Western Reserve University research team finds radial acceleration relation holds in all common types of galaxies February 21, 2017The distribution of normal matter precisely determines gravitational acceleration in all common types of galaxies, a team led...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Astronomy colloquium January 25, 2017An astronomy colloquium will be held today (Jan. 25) from 3 to 4 p.m. in Sears Building, Room...Events·