Scientists at the University of Arizona and in California have completed the most challenging large astronomical mirror ever made. The mirror will be part of the 25-meter Giant Magellan Telescope, which will explore planets around other stars and the formation of stars, galaxies and black holes in the early universe. Scientists at the University of Arizona and…
Teaching You will have a stimulating mixture of lectures, laboratory work, tutorials, practical exercises and computational classes. There will be assigned coursework, problem solving and projects. Computers are used extensively, as teaching aids via self-learning packages, in the laboratory for experimental control and data analysis, in modelling of physical…
Eastern’s Astronomy program brings science and faith together through rigorous study and hands-on research with state-of-the-art facilities in our Observatory and digital fulldome Planetarium. Students aspiring to a career in Astronomy will discover a challenging array of courses taught in physics, math, computer science and astronomy designed to encourage growth…
Open courseware offered by top universities allow self-learners to access high quality educational materials for no cost. Whether expanding your knowledge on a variety of topics or sampling the programs offered at universities, free courses can benefit you. University of Southern Queensland : The open courseware site for the University of Southern Queenslandfeatures…
PH304 - Introduction to Astronomy and Special Relativity 15 Introduction to Special Relativity and Cosmology The distance scale; Redshif;, Hubble constant; Feynmann light clock and time dilation; Lorentz constraction and simultaneity derived with light ray signals; Lerentz transformation and invariant interval; Light cones; Special relativistic paradoxes; Cosmological…
What the Florida Tech astronomy and astrophysics department is going to do with ARKYD Space Telescope! Blog: Stellar Student When she s not on rollercoasters, she is usually looking through telescopes or in the physics labs as an astronomy & astrophysics major. Brooke is a Utah native that devotes much of her time as an officer of both Society of Physics…
Well written, scientifically interesting to physicists, and novel: these are the criteria used to select Physics World’s annual list of the year’s top physics books. We’ve year since 2009, and over the past few weeks, we’ve been at it again, sifting through the 52 books reviewed in the magazine in 2015 and separating the best from the rest (most of which, I should…
The National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) jumped almost 60 places to get the 36th rank in the Times Higher Education World Top 100 Rankings for Excellence in the Physical Sciences for 2015-16. The university was in 95th place in the 2014-2015 rankings. The Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and the Novosibirsk State University (NSU) also made it to…
Whether you are earning a master s degree, MBA, JD or PhD, going to graduate school requires a lot of time, effort and money. And no matter how much you may love to learn, you most likely want the time you spend in graduate school to pay off, monetarily, by helping you get into the career path of your dreams. PayScale s College Salary Report has the data you…
The University of Toledo has been selected to join a prestigious association that includes many of the top astronomy programs in the nation. In recognition of the astronomy and astrophysics program’s strengths in research, education and outreach, UT was admitted as the 41st member of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, which goes by the…
The Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing (CAS) accepts applications for Vacation Scholarships from enthusiastic university students with excellent scholastic records who are in the last, or second last, year of their undergraduate or Honours/Masters degree. With 16 research faculty and more than 30 post-docs and PhD students, CAS is a vibrant, friendly…
UAH is a recognized leader in space research, and the Department of Space Science was created to develop a corresponding academic program with a national ranking. Our faculty and researchers study cosmic plasmas and radiation and how they interact with each other from microscopic to galactic scales. In fact, over 99% of the visible universe is in a plasma state…
What was the inspiration behind the exhibit? About three years ago, Richard Ovenden, who is now the Bodleian’s Librarian, and Madeline Slaven, Head of Exhibitions floated the idea of doing something on the theme of volcanoes. This sounded like an exciting opportunity and we took it from there. On a personal level, my work tends to focus on the geology of volcanoes…
Quantum technologies harness the unusual features of the quantum world to perform tasks that are hard or impossible with conventional technologies. Our Physics with Quantum Technology programmes cover the full spectrum of this exciting and rapidly developing field – from lasers to quantum information to quantum computers. Programme overview Partnered with the…
Thank you for your interest in our graduate program. All the basic information you need to complete an application to the NMSU graduate astronomy program is available on this web site and at NMSU Graduate Admissions. Please note that our admissions materials have transitioned from paper to electronic format. This includes both uploading of application forms…
The School of Physics & Astronomy is one of the leading Physics departments in the UK. PHYESTA, the joint School of Physics & Astronomy between the universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews, was ranked 4th in the UK out of 41 submissions in the REF-2014 listing, with 96% of our research outputs measured as 4*/3* (world-leading/internationally excellent)…
You have reached the web pages for the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, a research and teaching centre within the School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. The Centre’s remit is the consideration of how we live on planet Earth, with particular reference to the sky and cosmos as part of…
/PRNewswire/ - College Rank has released a list of the 35 Best College Astronomy Observatories. A raw score was generated and assigned to each observatory, factoring in metrics such as house telescope availability, altitude, weather and light pollution. The ranking can be viewed here: Sara Moore, the article s author, had this to say regarding the ranking: This…
The study of physical science covers a number of science degrees, including mathematics, chemistry and earth science, in addition to the obvious – physics and astronomy. The best universities for studying physics, maths, chemistry and related subjects feature in a Times Higher Education ranking of 100 universities. American universities take 38 places in the…
Nine University of California campuses placed among the top 150 universities in the world in rankings that focus on the quality of research and faculty released today (Aug. 15) by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. American universities dominated the 2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities, with UC Berkeley coming in first among public universities, followed…
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Astronomers have released a new baby picture of the universe. The all-sky image draws on nine years worth of data from a now-retired spacecraft dubbed the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP). WMAP launched in 2001 and from its perch a million miles away from Earth (in the direction opposite the sun) it scanned the heavens, mapping out the afterglow…
Remaining spring semester schedule March 24 - May 6 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Every Friday and Saturday while UT is in session the Department of Astronomy hosts free viewing on the Painter Hall Telescope. Both Friday and Saturday nights are open to the general public. Painter Hall is located at the corner of 24th street and Inner Campus Drive, just to the north…
You will study compulsory courses in physics and mathematics. Physics 1A presents the pillars of physics upon which subsequent material is based and will develop your problem solving and study skills. It is innovative in its use of technology and offers an interactive learning experience. Physics 1B introduces you to a wide range of physics topics, including…
