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Astronomy

Image of white blocks on a bright red background; blocks say February 29.

Astronomy

The Science behind Leap Year

February 28, 2020

A man gazes through a telescope at the Judson B. Coit Observatory

Astronomy

Behind the Scenes at BU: Coit Observatory

October 2, 2019

The observatory dome

Astronomy

The Secret History of BU’s PRB Observatory and the Telescope It Was Built to House

September 30, 2019

Professor Steven Ahlen and Sif Operations Manager Heitor Maturate with Ahlen's component for Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI)

Science & Technology

Behind the Scenes at BU: Scientific Instrument Facility

September 26, 2019

A student peers through a telescope at the Boston University Coit Observatory.

Science & Technology

Spend a Free Night Stargazing at the Coit Observatory

July 31, 2019

Space

As the World Marks the 50th Anniversary of Man’s Landing on the Moon, BU Scientists Ponder the Next Big Space Discoveries

July 18, 2019

Gilliland Observatory

museums

Astronomy After Hours at the Museum of Science Tonight

July 6, 2018

Messier 1

Students

Lost in Space

April 23, 2018

Merav Opher with REU students

Astronomy

NSF Program Brings Budding Astronomers to BU

July 21, 2017

Coit Observatory

Space

Nightlife: Public Open Night at BU’s Coit Observatory

March 16, 2016

Collision of two black holes holes

Space

Einstein Really Was a Genius: Gravitational Waves Detected

February 19, 2016

Boston University's Observatory for stargazing

In the City

Star Search

June 17, 2015

Alan Marscher, professor of astronomy, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Institute for Astrophysical Research, Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching

University News

Metcalf Award Goes to Alan Marscher

May 14, 2014

Catherine Espaillat, assistant professor of astronomy, Boston University College of Arts and Sciences, CAS, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona, planetary birth, how planets are born

Faculty

Finding Planets before They Happen

January 27, 2014

Boston University BU, College of Engineering ENG, Astronomy, research NASA MAVEN satellite

Science & Technology

As Mars Goes, So Goes Earth?

November 18, 2013

Boston University BU, Astronomy, asteroids, professor W Jeffrey Hughes, Discovery Channel Telescope, Lowell Observatory, Arizona Perkins Telescope,

Space

How to Catch an Asteroid

October 17, 2013

cosmic controversies class at Boston University, Professor Michael Mendillo, College of Arts and Sciences CAS, professor Michael Mendillo, astronomy, pluto planet, albert einsten, theory of relativity, nature of the universe, scientific certainty and space,

Science & Technology

Cosmic Controversies

April 12, 2013

Boston University BU, student opinion youspeak, live on mars

Students

YouSpeak: Boldly Going Where No Man Has Gone Before

March 25, 2013

Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), brick, stars

Astronomy

Where Stars Come From

February 19, 2013

Curiosity rover on planet Mars, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Technology

Safe Driving on Mars

December 5, 2012

Safe Driving on Mars