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Astronomers find atypically evolved galaxy with tightly packed dark matter at its core

Astronomers find atypically evolved galaxy with tightly packed dark matter at its core
June 7, 2019
The UCI Podcast: New episode explores the history of video games, hunt for exoplanets

The UCI Podcast: New episode explores the history of video games, hunt for exoplanets
April 10, 2019
British astrophysicist who discovered pulsars delivers the 2019 Reines Lecture to full house

British astrophysicist who discovered pulsars delivers the 2019 Reines Lecture to full house
March 13, 2019
Astronomers from UCI, other institutions use new technique to find extrasolar planets

Astronomers from UCI, other institutions use new technique to find extrasolar planets
Effectiveness of tool is demonstrated on recent super-Earth discovery at Barnard’s star
February 20, 2019
UCI astronomers to study galaxy formation with newly funded NASA space telescope

UCI astronomers to study galaxy formation with newly funded NASA space telescope
February 14, 2019
NSF increases physics, astronomy scholarship funding for underserved Californians

NSF increases physics, astronomy scholarship funding for underserved Californians
UCI expects to double number of graduate students in Cal-Bridge program
October 3, 2018

Asteroid named after professor Virginia Trimble
March 23, 2018
Distant galaxy group contradicts common cosmological models, simulations

Distant galaxy group contradicts common cosmological models, simulations
UCI, other astronomers find plane of dwarf satellites orbiting Centaurus A
February 1, 2018
UCI astronomer wins NASA Habitable Worlds grant to study surface reflectivity of exoplanets

UCI astronomer wins NASA Habitable Worlds grant to study surface reflectivity of exoplanets
October 23, 2017
UCI celestial census indicates that black holes pervade the universe

UCI celestial census indicates that black holes pervade the universe
Researchers expect more gravitational-wave evidence of collisions in the near future
August 7, 2017