NBC 7 showcases how our master’s students use Mount Laguna Observatory to uncover the universe’s secrets This news clip highlights several of our Astronomy master’s […]
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SDSU Astronomy Department Receives Gift of $14 Million from Theodore W. and Nhung Lu Booth
SDSU’s Department of Astronomy is incredibly fortunate to have recently received a generous donation of $14 million from the estate of Theodore William and Nhung […]
SDSU Astronomy Prof. Allen Shafter is interviewed on his experience as a scientific editor of the American Astronomical Society Journals
The American Astronomical Society Journals, which include the Astrophysical Journal, the Astronomical Journal, the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, and the Astrophysical Journal Letters) has recently launched a series […]
SDSU Astronomy Professor Allen Shafter publishes definitive text on extragalactic novae
Professor of Astronomy Allen Shafter is a world’s expert on a class of eruptive variable stars called “novae”, or “new stars”. The nature of these […]
Congratulations to SDSU Cal-Bridge Scholars
The Department congratulates Yasmin Afshar, Kiley Mayford, Kelcey Davis, Kara Whitaker, and Jose Ruiz Casias on their recently-rewarded Cal-Bridge scholarships to support them as they […]
The Spring 2018 Doc Morris & John D. Schopp Public Lecture
This year’s Doc Morris & John D. Schopp Public Lecture will be given by Dr. Konstantin Batygin, a Professor of Planetary Science at Caltech, and […]
Founding of the new Women in STEM student club
WSTEM is a recognized student organization whose purpose is to promote and encourage women in STEM and provide a safe and supportive space. The goals […]
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Discovery of Gravitational Waves
The advanced LIGO experiment has just announced the Discovery of Gravitational Waves produced by the merging of two stellar mass black holes in a distant galaxy.