Join presenter Rachel Lee McClure and Whitefish Dunes State Park on 8/10 at 8:00 PM for a Universe in the Park event. Discover the park's natural wonders and the magic of astronomy! Wisconsin DNR UW-Madison Astronomy UW Space Place hubs.li/Q02F98Jm0 #UniverseInThePark #WisconsinIdea

Join us at Rock Island State Park, recognized as a premier dark sky location for astronomy and stargazing! Hear from presenter Rachel McClure at a Universe in the Park event on 8/11 at 8:00 PM, rain or shine. Wisconsin DNR, UW-Madison Astronomy, UW Space Place More info: hubs.li/Q02F7qjc0

Unlock the mysteries of the universe! Join Max Kroft and Talia O'Shea at Pattison State Park on 8/17 at 9:00 PM for a Universe in the Park event. Dive into the latest astronomy news. UW-Madison Astronomy UW Space Place Wisconsin DNR For more information: hubs.ly/Q02K-pBM0

From nearby planets to distant galaxies, the universe is full of mysteries. Join Bob Aloisi on 8/24 at 8:30 PM for a Universe in the Park event at Roche-A-Cri State Park. See you there, rain or shine! Wisconsin DNR UW-Madison Astronomy UW Space Place For more information: hubs.li/Q02Llp7M0

Join us for the launch of the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research! We're excited to kick off the event with Professor Sara Seager from MIT. Be there on 9/20 at 7 PM in Sterling Hall for her public talk, followed by an open house at Washburn Observatory. UW-Madison Astronomy UW Space Place

Every day, the universe reveals new wonders millions of light-years away. Join presenter Rachel Lee McClure for a Universe in the Park event on 8/31 at 8:30 PM at Wyalusing State Park. See you there, rain or shine! Wisconsin DNR UW-Madison Astronomy UW Space Place hubs.li/Q02FJrTK0

What does the universe have in store for us tonight? Join us for a #UniverseInThePark event with presenter Jim Lattis on 9/11 at 8 PM at Upham Woods! See you there, rain or shine! UW-Madison Astronomy UW Space Place For more information: hubs.li/Q02Lrd2s0

Last night marked the launch of the new space for the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research (WiCOR). Seven UW departments teaming up to pursue questions about the origins of life in the universe. UW-Madison Astronomy UW-Madison Chemistry UW-Madison Botany UW Atmos/Ocean Sci UW-Madison iBio ls.wisc.edu/news/wisconsin…

The winners of the 2024 Cool Science Images contest are here! Jaw-droppers from students in UW-Madison Astronomy, UW-Madison Physics, UW-Madison iBio, UW Math Department and one from UW-Madison Chemistry Professor Robert Hamers! news.wisc.edu/2024-winners-c…

Want to discover the secrets of our universe? Check out WIPAC director and theoretical physicist Dan Hooper and his cohost Shalma Wegsman’s podcast “Why This Universe??” as they break down physics ideas into easily digestible chunks! Find it here ➡️wipac.wisc.edu/learn/connect/

Could there be life beyond Earth, and if so, why don’t we see any signs of it? Join presenter Zoe Todd (UW-Madison Astronomy) at the Belleville Public Library on 10/25 at 6:30 PM to explore these intriguing questions and more! More info: hubs.li/Q02RzdxR0 #BadgerTalks #UWConnects

The 1881 construction of Washburn Observatory was one of the first initiatives to turn UW–Madison into a leading research university. Now “Chasing the Stars” reveals how it helped Wisconsin astronomers to become leaders in the field. onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/the-view-from-…

What if the answer to "Are we alone in the universe?" is closer than we think? Join Thomas Beatty on 11/1 at 6 PM at UW-SP to explore UW's latest tools for investigating life beyond Earth and our telescope initiatives. UW-Madison Astronomy More info: hubs.li/Q02T5dkz0 #BadgerTalks

Congratulations to UW-Madison Astronomy grad student Ka Wai Ho, who was part of a team that recently won an U.S. Department of Energy INCITE Award. The team is studying galactic radiation that interferes with the detection of cosmological B-modes that emerged during the birth of the Universe. #WeAreLS

You think you ate a lot on Thanksgiving … this UW–Madison astrophysicist studies what happens when stars consume entire planets. onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/how-to-study-a…

New research led by UW-Madison Astronomy's Joseph Livesey explores how outer giant (OG) or stellar companions (SC) exterior to systems of tightly packed inner planets (STIPS) amplify the observed gap complexity - this could help us understand what shapes the “peas-in-a-pod” architecture!

On the latest episode of his podcast, Dr. Alex Gee Jr. interviews our very own Eric M. Wilcots about his favorite subject--astronomy. Learn about Wilcots' astronomer origins, whether Pluto is still a planet, and much more: youtu.be/pcIimSSJgpw?si… UW-Madison Astronomy

What are the chances that life exists elsewhere in our universe, and how might we find it? Join presenter Zoe Todd on 1/10 at 10:30 AM at Vista West Senior Living Community to explore the mysteries of life beyond Earth. UW-Madison Astronomy More info: hubs.li/Q02_wDtj0 #BadgerTalks

Cannibal stars? Yes, they’re a thing, and a UW–Madison astronomy professor is studying them to learn what the planets they devour are made of and how they were formed. onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/how-to-study-a…

Two exciting seminars next week at UW-Madison Astronomy by Dr. Jon Arenberg. Join us if you're in the area and learn more about JWST! NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope March 3 @ 12 pm, 6515 Sterling Hall The Importance of Communication March 4 @ 10 am, 4421 Sterling Hall