If you would like to get an update on the recent developments within our department, try reading our most recent Departmental Newsletter.
Here are some more recent news items involving our department:
- April 2012: Book: Eta Carinae and the Supernova Imposters
- April 2009: Starbursts in Dwarf Galaxies are a Global Affair
- January 2009: Cassiopeia A Comes Alive Across Time and Space
- October 2008: ANGST in the Milky Way Neighborhood
- October 2008: U astronomers chart galaxy formation
- May 2008: The Giants of Omega Centauri
- April 2008: Spitzer Sees Shining Stellar Sphere
- December 2007: 10,000 Earths' Worth of Fresh Dust Found Near Star Explosion
- August 2007: Astronomers Find Absolutely Nothing: University Astronomers Discover Great Gaping Gash in the Heavens
More questions? Click Here! - January 2007: Astronomers Map a Hypergiant Star's Massive Outbursts
- October 2006: New observations of star cluster by U of M researchers help settle the dust on sun's origin
- October 2006: U of M helps NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope peel cosmic 'onion' for clues to distant human origins
- July 2006: University of Minnesota astronomy experts help public observe the night sky
- May 2006: A Million Comet Pieces
- June 2005: Cosmic housecleaning? Building blocks of stellar systems go missing
- May 2005: Dr. Carolyn Porco to give Kaufmanis Lecture
- April 2005: Skillman receives the 2005 Best Director of Graduate Studies Award
- March 2005: Rudnick receives the 2005 University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award
- Spring 2005: Department Hosting 206th AAS Meeting
- February 2005: Department Newsletter - Volume 19 (PDF)
- January 2005: Riding a Trail of Debris
- December 2004: Gehrz named 2004 APS Fellow
- June 2004: U of M hosts viewing of Venus transit
- June 2004: A new view of M33 through Spitzer
- February 10, 2004: Ken Croswell gives "Magnificent Mars" talk
- Fall 2003: Large Binocular Telescope update
- Fall 2003: Department Newsletter - Volume 18 (PDF)
- October 10, 2003: 2003 Kaufmanis Lecture
- SIRTF Launches Successfully
- Astronomer Karlis Kaufmanis, 'Star of Bethlehem' Lecturer, Dies at 93
- 'U' REGENTS APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN LARGE BINOCULAR TELESCOPE