How the Milky Way's spiral arms are formed
UCI astronomers have modeled how the galaxy’s arms form.
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Making the grade
Celebration of Teaching and Excellence in Leadership awards honor faculty and staff.
UCI cosmologist gives TV audiences a tour of Milky Way
Cosmologist and TV co-host James Bullock helps people see the really big picture — from the Milky Way to the farthest reaches of the universe. He’s one of the “bright young stars” in his field.
UCI’s galactic tour guide
James Bullock thinks bigger than most. Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, he wasn’t particularly fascinated by stars. He believes he first noticed the night sky at his grandparents’ North Carolina farm, but he’s not sure. What interests the UC Irvine professor of physics & astronomy is the whole shebang — the entire universe. “A cosmologist […]
New windows into space
Researchers in UC Irvine’s Center for Cosmology are opening new windows into space and finding lost matter and bright galaxies.
UCI picked to lead new galaxy evolution center
UC Irvine has been chosen to lead the new Southern California Center for Galaxy Evolution, the largest institute of its…
Supernova
UC Irvine cosmologists have found two supernovae farther away than any previously detected by using a new technique that could help find other dying stars at the edge of the universe.
Giant supernovae farthest ever detected
UC Irvine cosmologists have found two supernovae farther away than any previously detected by using a new technique that could help find other dying stars at the edge of the universe.
Physics & astronomy postdocs receive Hubble fellowships
UC Irvine physics & astronomy postdoctoral researchers Misty Bentz and Shelley Wright have received prestigious 3-year Hubble research fellowships from…
Venus, Saturn through a telescope
Have you ever seen Venus or Saturn through a telescope? How about the Orion Nebula or star clusters? Come view these celestial bodies and more during UCI Observatory Visitor Night from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21.