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·
Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series: “The Quest for Infinite Telescope Aperture: Are We There Yet?” December 8, 2016The 2016-2017 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series will continue today (Dec. 8) at 8 p.m. at the Cleveland...Events·
Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series: “A Space‐time Symphony of Gravitational Waves” November 10, 2016The 2016-2017 Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series continues with Vanderbilt University’s Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, who will present “A Space-time...Events·
Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series: “Pluto’s Lonely Ice Cap” October 5, 2016As part of the Frontiers of Astronomy Lecture Series, renowned astronomers from across the country will give free...Events·
In rotating galaxies, distribution of normal matter precisely determines gravitational acceleration October 4, 2016A new radial acceleration relation found among spiral and irregular galaxies challenges current understanding – and possibly existence...FeaturedScience & Tech·
Astronomy’s Stacy McGaugh participates in panel discussion on dark matter July 1, 2016Stacy McGaugh, professor and chair of the Department of Astronomy, participated in a panel discussion on dark matter...Publications & Presentations·
Scientists ditch approximations, begin modeling universe with Einstein’s full theory of general relativity June 30, 2016Researchers find small-scale structures produce important effects using new computer codes Research teams on both sides of the...FeaturedScience & Tech·
